 Both doberdam English Molyming leski. Okay. Okay. I come get it right now. Oh big It was so beautiful out this morning and now it's raining cats and dogs. I Always get excited when a new package arrives. So just over a year ago in the fall of 2019 I was in Portugal for two weeks You know going to Portugal is always special But last year it was it was really a magical couple of weeks I started in the Dural for the Dural Boys auction Then moved on to the DAL by Radar El Entejo and that ended up in Lisbon in Lisbon one of my friends Andrei Gribarino took me to this tiny wine bar called Black Sheep Lisbola owned by an American couple It's just a tiny wine bar in Lisbon. It kind of reminded me of Kind of the old sitcom Cheers When you go in really homely feeling seemed like the owners knew all the customers coming in and that evening was my most Memorable wine bar and maybe even bar night of my life during the course of an evening It was just there were just so many different people coming in and out a group of Canadians that were living in France a group of American winemakers a retired British man that lived around the corner of Portuguese filmmaker when the owners Brian Patterson told me, you know This is the these kind of nights are the reason why I wanted to start the line bar And if I could design the perfect night, this was it I closed down the bar with the owners and we went next door to this this kind of dance club So it was just older senior citizens all dressed up dancing having a good time Me the owners and then one of their customers was this was this Dutch woman ended up staying there till about 4 a.m. hearing her story about her love life, which was It was crazy So the owners of Black Sheep Lisbola have started a wine distribution company called real Portuguese wine They focus on minimal intervention kind of natural Portuguese wines that are difficult to find anywhere else And just before we get into the video you guys have to know that we are affiliates of this kind You know this wine distribution company will you'll see a link you can get 10% off in the description box So I think this is a really valuable category and let me tell you why you know natural wines are really trendy at the moment Well before COVID and everything went down there were all the rage and all these hipster bars around the world But with that came the prices started to rise quite a bit What the cool thing about Portugal is the wines are very fairly priced especially when it comes to minimal Minimal intervention wines orange wines. So Brian and Jen of real Portuguese wine have set some wines for us to taste I'm gonna bring in the toughest of palate. I know I'm tolerant of these minimal intervention wines I can have sometimes some off aromas. Let's see what this tough palate says Okay, once again brought in the big guns the tough palate here So tell me about what what your impressions are of minimal intervention Portuguese wine? I don't have a lot of experience with it to be honest I mean I've tasted a handful here and there and I have a really good impression of the wines that I tasted because I think one thing that's really interesting is all of the Portuguese natural wine I tasted They are all made from local varieties and you know, they have plenty of local varieties So you really got experience different flavors One thing in particular that was quite consistent for me was I find that Acidity is often quite vibrant in the Portuguese natural wines that I tasted And maybe I was lucky but I have not tasted a faulty natural wine as well I mean sure you have your usual like volatile acidity and all that kind of thing But it was not too much for me to not be able to accept it And you know how I'm actually really sensitive to to that kind of things So I'm hoping that these don't disappoint here So before we get to the ones choosing the ones that you chose that we're gonna taste today You want to talk about this one? The Antonio de Madeira Branca, we have Madeira I think in Portuguese you'll experience with this old wines French sky with Portuguese roots moving back to Portugal Old wine blend We actually first tasted it in early 2019 in Singapore And it was over dinner with a friend And so we're having Chinese root Which was pretty rich, salty, a little bit spicy And this one went really well with it And we had it yesterday as well It's really citrus driven But I think what's really exciting is that that mouth feel You still have a little bit of this creaminess, spooniness in the mouth But at the same time it's got a very nice approachable and friendly aroma It's just a wine that I think you can literally offer to any wine lovers They are open to orange wine, they would not say no to this one It's like juice I have quite a few sudden like styles or profile of orange wine that I really like to drink And this fits right into that easy going wine Which I can have morning, afternoon, night For me it's not the most complex It wasn't the most complex one in the world But it's just something I enjoyed I drank like three glasses like it was juice So you chose this rosé and you were a little bit scared at first Because the ladybug had it on top I don't know what wine they do there I mean when I look at ladybugs I mean you have ladybug in a vineyard Which is not a good thing But it colors lovely isn't it from Torriga Nacional 100% Torriga Nacional A variety that you'll see a lot in port This is the Sahadinha I think that's how in Portuguese Vineyard Rosé 2019 from around the Lisbon area Dark color Torriga Nacional is known for tannins, color and acidity So let's give this a go Shall we? I personally love darker rosés around the world Even though they're out of fashion Yeah I like it too I like all kinds of rosé actually I mean there's a place for every kind of rosé Any ladybugs in the nose? No but it's quite redacted on the nose Which is fine I mean it's rosé it's in the transparent bottle You were kind of scared at first Yeah it's got a lot of fruit, strawberries It's a little bit spicy But I really think that you've got to give it a little bit of time to open up There's a little bit of meatiness to this rosé Don't you think? You can say that But to me it's more towards the spiciness Yeah like the savory quality Actually it's complex It's not, don't think of your Provence light colored rosé This is a rosé with some complexity Some body with the spitter It's quite thick on the palate Yeah so it tastes quite meaty I mean there's a little bit of jus suger as well you think It's not sweet but it just has a very nice body I still think it's too quite spicy And you really feel the acidity on the finish It's got this citrus bite to it Like more like lime than lemon bite to it Are you scared of it tasting it now? No no no and it's got a nice cannon It has this a little bit towards like the tea Black tea kind of cannon but really subtle We're not going to, I'm not going to score in this video You're just going to have to read our upcoming article About these wines I have to tell you right now It's exactly what I would expect from a darker colored rosé A little bit of meat just a touch of tannin It's pretty, I really enjoy it It's like I almost like I don't want to say it's a light red Because it has more tannin than a light red Right? And it has more acidity than a light red But you have a point there I think it kind of is between like what you would expect From rosé and a light red wine Because of the body Do you enjoy this or not? I mean you really enjoyed this I would give her a final verdict like in a while Because I really do think it's quite reductive And I'm not unfair to the wife But I do I think I would say I'm more intrigued by it Than like really impressed by it right now Because I think this is quite a different style of rosé I need to stop touching this ladybug Anyway, wait ladybug Is that, is that this? That doesn't even fit in the way it's right Let's see what we've got Another Maverick and Nadal This is the Torre de Tavares 2018 Manthea And this is weird So he's also like Antonio Maderra Up there in Nadal The burgundy of Portugal You know working with old vines Kind of laissez-faire wine making The difference here This is weird In Portugal The grape Manthea Is called Jaian So I don't know why you chose Manthea But you love the grape right? Yeah I love it I love it because It's got a sort of fullness about Manthea And it's got a little bit of just lushness That sometimes reminds me of Manolo as well Let's give this a go I love Personally I love whites and reds from Nadal I don't think I actually have had one that I've not liked ever So let's give this a go What are you picking up here? I wonder if it's a little bit cup on the emetration It does smell like that Young wine, fruity, plush, red plum for me Kind of uh I do get some of the um I love the banana on the finish But I like it I really like this This from what I understand This guy is really laissez-faire No temperature control with nothing Just kind of lets the wines Just kind of do whatever their own thing Oh I do It's like a fresh basket of different kind of like forest berries A little bit of this like banana I wouldn't even say banana Maybe towards a little bit banana cream You get a little bit of that quality Which is nice here, it's really little But a gift that lives I love the tannins in here It's fruity but then it like grips you a little bit on the finish Nice one I really like the tannins The tannins are pretty a lot Than I would expect I would say it's a little bit astringent But it's more young and firm than astringent Which makes it refreshing Structure, I like it Well we tasted about three of these minimal intervention Portuguese wines I actually really enjoy this too By the way I'm sorry I think this is going to get a pretty good score for me It's going to get become more complex I think now I'm getting a little bit of this standing quality I really enjoy it Okay, so winner Our friends at Real Portuguese Wine Pick these out for us So you know according to your guidelines Cleaner wines Not as much VA, no bread What do you think? Love it, love it I think this side is actually the kind of wines And they are all low alcohol You know 12.5 12.5 These are really just the wines That you can drink a lot of with friends Are they gloat gloat wines? I use the word gloat gloat But I don't try to do it when I do my reviews Because I think it can be a little bit of an insult To the winemakers as well Like it's accessible But at the same time I think Even both the rosé and this rig Has a little bit more quality than that It has this like nice tannins and structure Yeah We are affiliates of this company Real Real Portuguese wine They're shipping all over Europe You can check out our article And in the description box for a link You can get 10% off If you order with that link The cool thing about Minimal intervention Portuguese wines Or Portuguese wines in general Or the prices are ridiculous Yeah You know especially orange wines Minimal you know natural wines Are kind of trendy right now The prices can kind of go through the roof These are still all fairly priced Right so On that point I think it's also good To try natural Portuguese wine Because I think it gives you a very good idea Of the true variety expression of a great Like it really tastes What kind of fruit flavors And all that without Without too much makeup on the wine So do it do it do it do it Alright guys enjoy Check out the link We will see you At the next episode Oh Hello thanks for watching Hey you made it to the end Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel Click the bell so you know when new videos are out If you like content like this Check out our Patreon page Where you get some behind the scenes Exclusive content Thanks for watching Cheers