1 November 2009
Pedro Simões of Casa Agrícola Horácio Simões, PalmelaFollowing our lunch@Restaurante Alcanena we repaired across the street to Casa Agrícola Horácio Simões – our final visit. This was very relaxed so ideal for after-lunch. The company was founded in 1910 when its business was bulk wines. Their winery was built in the 1950s. They now have 45ha of vines mainly planted on clay-limestone soils, which gives the wines a higher degree of acidity. Although Simões has some still table wines, the main concentration is on the Moscatels.
Still@SimõesThe intention was to show us two Moscatels and one aguadente but we asked to be able to taste their red wines, which were rather rustic so it would have been better and fairer to stick to Plan A. The 2004 Moscatel Roxo (10€) – another of example of this apparently rare variety of Moscatel – had concentrated marmalade flavours with an attractive freshness in the finish. Of the 15ha of Roxo in existence Simões has five hectares. The Moscatel 10YO (25€) is rich and raisiny with a long finish. The Quintessence Aquadente (35€) is aged for a minimum of 15 years and has attractive perfumed wood and fruit aromas with a remarkably smooth palate – certainly a fine and impressive aquadente.
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