Tasting - Red Blend
Name: Journey & Discovery Red Blend
Variety: Castelão, Aragonês, Touriga Nacional
Region: Santo Isidro de Pegões
Country: Portugal
Year: unknown
Price: $3.99 (half bottle)
Winery review: She’s a classic blend of three Portuguese grapes: Touriga Nacional, Castelão, and Aragonês. Together they create a bouquet bursting with blackberry, blueberry, plum, cocoa, and a touch of nutmeg. Dry, singing with dark fruit, and possibly too easy to drink, this wine is a match made in heaven for heavy stews, barbecued lamb, or burger night (https://www.journeyanddiscovery.com/red-blend).
Wine Folly: Castelão: this grape has flavors of red currant, plum, strawberry, dried meat, and mocha. It’s about in the middle in dryness, has a medium-body, medium-high tannins, medium-high acidity, and pairs well with chicken tacos and black beans (https://winefolly.com/grapes/castelao/).
Aragonês (Tempranillo): this grape is also about in the middle on dryness, has a medium-full body, medium-high tannins, medium-high acidity, and includes flavors like cherry, dried fig, cedar, tobacco, and dill (https://winefolly.com/grapes/tempranillo/).
Touriga Nacional: similar to the other varieties in this wine, this grape is central in dryness, full-bodied, high in tannins, and medium-high acidity. The primary flavors are blueberry, violet, plum, mint, and wet slate. It pairs well with steak and blue cheese (https://winefolly.com/grapes/touriga-nacional/).
My review: The cherry is the most dominant smell off the bat, but a smokiness lingers in your nose. It’s an inviting aroma that pairs well with the fruity flavor that hits first. That’s immediately followed by a sharp, slightly bitter tang as the wine coats your mouth. The aftertaste brings out some spice (maybe the nutmeg?) and plum. This wine is very acidic and leaves your mouth very dry. I enjoyed it, but I don’t plan to buy it again.
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