Quintas de Melgao QM 2006 Vinho Verde Alvarinho (Mono) A spare bottle left aside to see what happened with a little age, though in this case only a microscopic bit of patience was actually exercised, and the full experiment will have to wait for another day. Salty and almost soda-like, thought not in the frothy fashion of something like txakolina, but more in the lingering, quasi-electric tactility of the wine. Lemon, lime, grapefruitthe greenish, less sweet end of the citric spectrum is a little more spare than at release, and maybe the wines just a touch less fun that before. Food, which is always good with this wine (something saline and from a shell or carapace works best), might be a little more necessary than before. (5/09)
Jorge Ordez & Co. 2006 Mlaga Seleccion Especial 1 (Mlaga) Intensely sweet, like candied fruitthough thats not quite right, since the fruit isnt sugary or slightly synthetic, its just nearly solid in its sucrosity. Orange peel? Or blossom? Why not both? Theres not really all that much complexity, but I dont think its necessary. And despite all the sweetness, theres a bit more wine to this than the higher-numbered bottlings. (5/09)
Jorge Ordez & Co. 2006 Mlaga Seleccion Especial 1 (Mlaga) Intensely sweet, like candied fruitthough thats not quite right, since the fruit isnt sugary or slightly synthetic, its just nearly solid in its sucrosity. Orange peel? Or blossom? Why not both? Theres not really all that much complexity, but I dont think its necessary. And despite all the sweetness, theres a bit more wine to this than the higher-numbered bottlings. (5/09)