Another session of Portovino at Cafeina Wine and Tapas Bar, 12 November 2008. Present with me were Vasco Mourão, João Bruschy, Miguel Sousa Otto and Eduardo Aires.
Two colorful gold alike white wines were decanted waiting for us. One looked like old gold and the other one looked like new gold. Both were from Vouvray, France. The Blackberry helped us locate this low profile French wine region around Tours, the Loire Valley. It is one of the 100 legendary wines list. Now I only have 59 to ge to the 100...
The new gold alike wine was the 1995 Prince Poniatowsky, Moelleux Vitifera, Aigle Blanc. The old gold alike wine was the 1989 Prince Poniatowsky, Le Clos Baudoin , also by Aigle Blanc. Both are worth a warm reference. Mentioning they are indeed very different, not only because of their ageing, but also because of their distinct terroirs.
The 1989 was superbly matched by Vasco with a lovely sardine Tapa. Whammy!
