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Quinta das Setencostas 2013 Alenquer DOC - Portugal Casa Santos Lima SAQ Price: $ 13.85 Coming from Alenquer, a wine region of Lisbon that perhaps we know a little bit, which has a pleasant oceanic influence, this is a red and attractive Portuguese wine. It was a good choice to buy a bottle of this Quinta das Setencostas, which was timidly peering out at the SAQ gondolas, a delicious wine made from a blend of purely native grapes such as Castelao, Camarote, Tinta Miuda and Preto Martinho, also known as Tinta Negra Mole. In aromas, it has endless notes of ripe black fruits mixed with cinnamon, green pepper, smoke and caramel. That symbolic sweetness that we can appreciate in the nose also appears in the mouth, with a kind, enveloping, unctuous and succulent attack. A wine that has a very intense structure and fruit, a very pleasant palate and a persistent and balanced finish. This is another of those Portuguese wines that represent in general terms the identity of the Po...

Aveleda – Special limited edition 375 Montreal's anniversary  Quinta de Aveleda DOC Vinho Verde – Portugal SAQ Price: $ 10,70 To celebrate the 375th anniversary of Montreal, the prestigious Portuguese winery Quinta de Aveleda has launched for the Quebec market a limited edition of 10,200 bottles of its classic vinho verde, with a colorful design which identifies the symbols of Montreal. Present in the local market for more than 20 years, the white wines of Aveleda are top 10 in the Belle Province and today it is the perfect ocassion to tribute and honor our beloved and cosmopolitan city! Made as a blend from the Loureiro, Trajadura and Arinto varieties, Aveleda Vinho Verde is the perfect wine to accompany the arrival of the sunny days and the sunsets on the terraces. With its particular notes of citrus and its refreshing acidity, it is the Portuguese white wine par excellence. Undoubtedly, it's one of my favorite summer entry-level wines. Easy to enjoy! (MLF)