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Pormenor, Branco Reserva 2021 Douro
A detailed, complex and intensely refreshing Portuguese white from gnarly old vines high up in the Douro Valley. From €24.95, £33, $43.99.
From a standing start just over 10 years...

Julia Harding MW
Friday 12 July 2024
• 1 min read
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