Wine Review: Monte da Peceguina 2008
Posted: 10 September '09 by Niall
Wine Review: Monte da Peceguina 2008
Another Portuguese wine – but this time it’s a hearty, full-bodied power-house of a red.. Monte da Peceguina, 2008.
The Details
- The Wine: Monte da Peceguina 2008
- Producer: Malhadinha Nova
- Region: Alentejo
- Grape: Aragones, Alicante, Cabernet
- Alcohol: 14%
- Cost: £14.50
Tasting Notes
The Monte da Peceguina is a brooding crimson red in colour, with powerful aromas of dried herbs and jammy, dark fruit.
On the palate the wine has robust flavours of dark chocolate, coffee, winter berries and notes of sweet vanilla oak and cinamon spice. This is complemented by smooth tannins which gives a velvet-y finish, but with a notable alcoholic warmth.
Food Pairing
This is a bit of a heavy-weight, and needs flavoursome dishes to stand up to those strong flavours of dark chocolate and fruit. I think game or beef would go well with the Monte da Peceguina.
Our Verdict
A delicious, robust red. A word of warning though.. that high alcohol content will get you in the end!
Rating: 4 out of 5
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