Tasting - "Praia Vinho Verde"

Name: Praia Vinho Verde

Variety: 40% Arinto, 30% Loureiro, 20% Trajadura and 10% Azal

Region: Vinho Verde

Country: Portugal

Year: Non-vintage

Price: $8.95

Critic's Review:  It's rare to find a vinho verde – the famously light and refreshing "green" white wine of Portugal – that isn't delightful, but this is one of the best of the breed. And there's no better time to quaff these wines than in the spring and summer. This version is lightly effervescent, with a lively acidity that wakes up the palate. It combines lime and peach flavors with a whiff of sea breeze. Somehow it manages to be both ethereal and penetrating. The ultimate picnic wine? Perhaps. It begs to be drunk outdoors.

My Review: Slightly floral on the nose, but mostly I get green apple and overall acidity. The slight fizz of this wine is very apparent on the mouth. Very odd tastes, on the mid palate it has a lime taste to it, but then it turns slightly sour, and it has a very long and unpleasant finish. Rather disappointed that I bought this wine. I would not buy another vinho verde of this style, but I would be open to trying one that might be sweeter.