When I feel a little blue, I go to the site of the Naked Wines to read the comments of them costumers about Negreiros wine. And gratitude takes the place of sadness.
Thank you.
O que disseram:
What they sad:
What can I say about this wine? Well it arrived yesterday, making it the start of an interesting day: unexpectedly I received some samples from NW, and unexpectedly I met a friend for dinner, and at the last minute he convinced me to go to this new Japanese restaurant, Watatsumi, which recently opened off Trafalgar Square.
There we had a bottle of a rather nice Malbec (La Finca), and I met the two assistant General Managers who are as passionate as I am about wine and food as I am. So, what better occasion than this to try the bottle of Negreiros kindly sent by NW, and get the views of several people.
So at the end, my friend (who is in the wine trade), his wife, the two assistant GM, one waiter and myself tried this beautiful wine, and I must say, what a discovery! Before opening the bottle; we were discussing about the complexity of matching a wine with Japanese food, where you can find a great mix of flavors, Negreiros will to match all dishes, but its definitely a must to pair with some Japanese food.
In my opinion is not the usual Douro wine, the important fact is that it is excellent, well balanced, with a lovely nose and a good deal of complexity, lovely to drink, and in fact the bottle went very quickly.
The rest of the table agreed, and we found that Negreiros goes fantastic with dishes like beef teriyaki or salmon sashimi. The six of us really enjoyed this wine.
If you are looking for a very pleasant wine, consider Negreiros, and I can not finish without saying that, if you want to have great Japanese food, and an amazing service (not to mention a very interesting wine list) visit Watatsumi at 7 Northumberland Avenue, just off Trafalgar Square, as I think it wont be long before it becomes one of those restaurants where you need to book months in advance.
Alfredo 19:58 08/01/2011
Wow Mario, what a lovely wine. We shared it with friends who enjoyed it too. Out of the bottle freshly opened, it tasted quite fresh and new,but as the air got to it (and it warmed up) I got some great fruit flavours (black currents in particular.)
I have not really tried Portuguese wines before, although curiously this was the second Portuguese red I had this week. I now understand what I have been missing. A fabulous wine, thank you.
Simon 23:08 08/01/2011
Obrigada Mario, Muito Sabarosa. One of the best douro reds that I have tasted and I have to guiltily admit to drinking a massive amount of Portuguese wine over the years. We opened it when it was too cold so decanted and waited.[ After all Red wine in Portugal is never cold!. Really liked the fruity taste as in the past have found Douro Reds somewhat dry. This one is not dry it is fruity and was worth the wait as it got better and better. Preferred it with food and could just picture it with the black pork and clams portuguese style. A red that could also be drank with fish. Saude-cheers
Noeleen 23:18 08/01/2011
Hi,
This Negreiros 2007 is a true son of the Douro.
His Color and fruity senses are intense.
Easy to drink now but surely will get better with time in bottle. Drink one now and another next year.
Carlos 20:08 09/01/2011
This is a good example of what the Portuguese do so well with their indigenous grape varieties. Ruby in colour with some purple tinges. Aromas of cherries and raspberries with a palate reminding me of a cherry fruit cake - cherries, currants and some spice, not too heavy nor too light, a perfect weight. This is a very well structured wine with layered flavours, acidity and subtle tannins. The long length reminds brings out prunes. This was a sample sent to me but I'd happily buy this.
Colin 20:54 09/01/2011
Deep, dark, and dense to look at in the glass, this wine begs for attention, and after a quick swirl in the glass, sniff, and those fantastic dark berry fruit aromas just take over. It gets better! There is nowhere for your tastebuds to hide, this is just luscious, I don't know - think of that very fruity cake that your Mum (or Gran) made perhaps, but now in your glass. Absolutely delicious. You might want another slice of that cake, but I want another glassful of this to enjoy.
I'm not sure who legged it over to Portugal with Nathan and Rowan back in September last year, but thankfully they have come back with just what I was looking for; one of those lovely Portugese wines that you remember drinking on holiday that you miss so much when you try to repeat the pleasure back home. Well, for me, here it is, a little dry or tannic post-food, but cracking stuff with a meal.
I can't recommend it though....
'cos I want to make sure I get a look in ;-)
Barry 21:34 09/01/2011
A deep dark and delicious wine.
As Barry has said below, dark fruity aromas as you open the bottle and pour. First taste follow the expectation from the nose too a quick intense sort of roasted dark fruit taste which is intriguing but also very nice.
Quite heavy on the tannins to begin with but I found it softened to a mellower finish as the nigh and bottle wore on.
In summary another cracker from Portugal and well worth a try, once opened I was hard pressed to put it down as the empty served proof.
Congratulations Mario and team
Cheers
Phil
Phil 13:07 12/01/2011
Beautifully smooth and rich, deep red colour and dark fruity body. Agree with Phil, tannins softened after being open for a short while, and went down exceptionally well.
I would very much like to try the Reserva, but regardless this will be going on the shopping list!
Lovely drop.
James 22:25 15/01/2011
I loved this wine and think it will be one that I will be buying regularly in the future.
I opened a good hour or so before consuming and decanted it as a lot of Douro wines, from my experience, tend to have a fair bit of sediment..... not a bad thing in my opinion.
It has a lovely dark but vibrant colour and a wonderful nose. Plenty of dark fruits come through and I didnt find it too tannic and has a lovely smooth finish.
Class in a glass.
Ian 11:33 26/01/2011
What a beautiful wine - off the back of this Dave and I have decided we definitely need to visit the Douro region in the near future!
We probably could've done with opening this a little longer before drinking but not to worry - a beautiful deep colour, this wine promised much and on the nose there was a real smoky tobacco flavour, with red fruits and eucalyptus (someone else spotted that - these things mystify me on occasion!) But to taste - ah there was the real winner!
Described by those amongst whom we shared it as a chewy winter warmer, full of blackberry, rhubarb and custard and minerals. Tannins were low - which is a good thing in my book - this wine works beautifully without food but I imagine you'd now struggle to find something to go with it.
But really - what you need to know is that this is class in a glass. Sit in front of the fire and crack a bottle open now!
Lovely. :)
Hannah 18:40 07/02/2011
Smooth, well rounded delicious
Richard 15:27 09/02/2011
If this wine were a day it would be long and sunny. A superb ray of sunshine on a cold winter weekend.
John 22:44 09/02/2011
I first drank this at a very smart restaurant in the Douro, and was delighted to find it in the UK through Naked Wines. This is a terrific Douro wine, and is a fine example of why so many of the growers there have started making their own wine rather than simply selling the grapes to the Port people. The Negreiros 2007 (for me) has dark chocolate, tobacco, leather and spice. The nose is powerful without being clumsy, and it's robust enough for food. I recently bought a mixed case of Portuguese wines from the Wine Society. To be fair, theirs were cheaper, but the Negreiros was better than any of them.
Richard 12:46 12/02/2011
This a remarkable wine, a true original and we love it!!
Tim 10:00 21/02/2011
An excellent full bodied example, deeply satisfying and bursting with flavour and delivering so much from an old world wine. I will try more of these.
John 10:51 07/03/2011
Hard not to like. Chocolate and figs on the nose, bundles of fruit on the palette. This a very easy drinking wine in the sense of being smooth, velvety and fruity. It's also very up front. There is very little length or evolution on the palette. It's a wine that entices one to glug rather than savour.
Daniel 01:16 10/03/2011
Not sure if my bottle was corked but this had a slightly porty taste to it not to my liking at all!
Daniel 00:26 13/03/2011
I approached this wine with great expectations. I started the bottle one evening, following the end of Arabella In Unison - unfortunately, this led to me being initially underwhelmed. Fortunately, I was able to enjoy the remainder last night, when it was more able to offer some of positives cited by others - a nice wine, but I'd say it's pushing the price envelope.
Andy 09:37 13/03/2011
I tried Mario’s wines for the first time at tasting i hosted and attended by Mario and Eva.
A positively dark seductive look in the glass, good fruit notes on the nose and maybe a slight hint of eucalyptus but that might be just me. Nobody else got that. A soft feel to the palate soft as a babies bum i would say. Slightly sweet but not over the top, and nicely balanced with gentle structure, all hanging together very well through to the finish. Not a dry finish as some Portuguese wines can be.
The 2007 came top out of all the wines we tried, and we tasted many that night as the fuzzy heads attested to the next day.
Small grape varieties and small yield make this worth the price in my opinion I have paid more for lesser wines. The best Douro red I have had the pleasure of tasting
Sincere thanks goes out to Naked for making this possible, and of course a big thanks to Mario for attending and supplying the 2008 and reserve, not forgetting the oranges he gave us, and whose juices have stained my beloved Duran Duran comeback again tour T shirt.
Malcolm 18:04 15/03/2011
Very nice rich wine
Andy 12:07 09/04/2011
mario i brought your wine 6/7 weeks ago to save for a special occasion, well its the first sunny weekend of the year and thought well why not id open yr douro, now after watching yr videos (loved them all) , i really appreciate the love that went into making this wine and im hooked its lovely, yes its a bit more expensive than the other wines on this site but i think its worth every penny, so keep up the good work and thank you for showing us how this lovely wine is made. cheers mario
susan 20:20 09/04/2011
Mario oh Mario Wherefore art thou Mario Shall, or shall i compare thee to a summer's day?
No i cannot compare your artistry to the classics, i enjoy your wines more.
Opened my last bottle of your 2007 ( more on order) whilst having a massive bonfire. Did not let the wine breath this time, just poured the wine into the glass from a height ( glass on low wall- me standing trying put out my smouldering jeans).
This is just a fantastic wine full of jammy lusciousness. Smooth refined yet full bodied, well worth the money. If you were not married to your lovely wife i would be putting on a white dress with a veil and rehearsing my vows right
now .
Malcolm 23:24 09/04/2011
Enjoyed this alot. Need to breathe for a bit longer than most and does need to be up to room temp, to get best flavour. A very dirinkable wine.
Peter 11:12 13/04/2011
nicely constructed Douro with a bit of age that really helps - big beefy BBQ time!
John 13:14 19/04/2011
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