Check out this white from Portugal......Esporao Branco!

Last bottle was opened when I was doing my crab-cake marathon so lets see how this `02 is holding up a year later. Bruce recently posted on the `05.

WTN: `02 Herdade do Esporao Branco-Alentejo.

Blend of Antao Vaz, Roupeiro, Arinto. Oz winemaker and huge modern winery.

Colour. Deep lemon starting to verge on light gold so not much change here.

Nose. Assertive lime, crisp, minerally with apple. Still expressive w. some peach and papaya as it warms. So again very similar to previous notes.

Palate. No sign of a downhill turn here! Needed half hour to open, still has that lemony edge and rich texture. Off-dry, great acidity with melon and pineapple. Less oak influenced than previous bottle, I really like the feel of this wine. Went great with pork scallopini and herbed shrimp.

Cost was $20 Cdn.

Bob Bob Bob

How could you give up the opportunity of such an evil 2nd hand blind tasting note?

You know what Ian, I was thinking of that but chickened out. One has to be around when the guesswork starts and I have a busy 2 days coming upand might not be close to the computer.
I will however do one shortly, maybe I will post on UK forum eh!!!

BTW...last glass brought out some butterscotch.

This is what they now name as the Riserva, I've had it a couple of times in a restaurant ,last was the 2004 vintage in September. Its a v good wine.

Impressive winery too.

(I won't take part in your 2nd hand tasting at the other place