Mundus Escolha (VR Lisboa): the school of original and seductive blendings is in southern Portugal

Adega Cooperativa de Vermelha is founded in 1962 and located in the Estremadura wine region (aka Lisboa Vinho Regional). This reference comes from the white varieties Seara Nova, Arinto and Malvasía. Arinto for the freshness, Malvasia for aromatic and hybrid S.N for put the typicity.

2012 vintage: Visually a yellow lemon colour. Nose for herall and oaky hints  (3 months being vinified in French and American oak barrels with 'battonage' included). A weet, tasty, lightand easy to drink mouthfeel. There are tertiary, minerals and spices notes for this good complexity. Spicy and warmth finish with 13% of alcohol integrated cause we are in a warm area.

Good relationship quality / price (2'99 €) given that it is a white wine aged in oak. For sale in E. Leclerc supermarkets. I recommend Mundus Escolha with a fresh pasta and cream sauce, mushroom risotto or Chicken breast with mustard sauce. In my next travel to Portugal I tasted other interesting white wines like Aveleda Alvarinho 2015 coming from Minho Regional Wine Region.