Wine Review - 2008 Alianca Bairrada Reserva: Cheap and Good

NOTE: the label looks
to have been changed

This wine is not bad....not bad at all.  We spent exactly $10.49 on this wine ($1 Off) and it really is pretty tasty.  Will it win Wine of the Year?  Probably not, but is it worth drinking....yup.  We have tasted and briefly review the DAO version on the Blog but this is the first time for this wine from Alianca.

Cherries on the nose and on the palate make it a nice drinking table wine.  Dry but with some pretty good acidity and a little bit of body.  It is thin overall but still quite drinkable and great with food.

It is not an overly complex wine though it does have some flavours that make it taste more than it costs for sure.  For sitting around drinking a bottle of wine for little money, it is a cinch. 

The complexity is mainly lacking on the nose where it could use a bit more umph.  The flavour profile is actually pretty good all things considered.  The body in the glass looks thinner than the taste so all in all, not a bad effort.  It goes to show that Portuguese wine can do a lot for a little.  That sounds like a fast food joint slogan....

Overall, pretty okay wine at a great price.

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Cranberry coloured wine with a thin looking swirl	3.5
Smell (0-5)	Cherries on the nose with a touch of oak characteristics.	4.0
Taste (0-10)	Nice body overall, good tannins but not too complex.  Pretty well balanced for the price point.	8.0
	Total:	15.5 / 20  (77.5%)

Value wine that doesn't taste too cheap. Good stuff!

Keep on drinking!

Chris & Shannon