Name: Arca NovaVariety: Vinho Verde (50% Loureiro, 40% Arinto, 10% Trajadura)
Region: N/A
Country: Portugal
Year: 2011
Price: $8.99
Wine Maker's Notes: Arca Nova white Vinho Verde is a product of Nature. With fresh and fruity aromas, this wine is ideal to pair with Mediterranean and Asian cuisine. To taste and to drink this wine is a prize to the land, to the vineyard and to man.
My review: Almost clear in color, this white wine was selected for a wonderful meal of chicken picatta prepared for me by my boyfriend. I know I talk a lot about chicken picatta on here, but that meal was his choice, not mine! Anyways, back to the wine. On the nose this wine smelled like green apples and citrus. On the taste it was nice and smooth with a little bit of fizz (though no where near the fizz of a sparkling wine). This wine was quite fresh and definitely tasted like green apples with a little lemon thrown in. On the finish, it lit up the sides of my tongue a bit--a sensation I'm really beginning to like. Pairing this wine with the lemon and capers in the chicken picatta really toned down the green apple taste, but the wine was still good none the less. For $9, I'm not complaining!
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