QUINTA DA COSTA DO PINHÃO - GRADUAL - DOURO

QUINTA DA COSTA DO PINHÃO - GRADUAL - DOURO - 2014
SKU# 212016

Region: Douro - Cima Corgo - Pinhao

Colour: Red

Grape Variety: Touriga Nacional 40%, Touriga Franca 30%, Tinta Roriz 30%

Alcohol: 12.5% vol.

Producer Notes: The grapes have been produced by the same family for 6 generations. These grapes come from 40 year old vines planted with equal proportions of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz. Grapes were harvested early September, foot trodden, and fermented in traditional granite/schist with 40% whole cluster and 30% whole cluster in stainless-steel tanks. Fermentation was done with indigenous yeasts with long skin contact. The wine is aged for 12 months in used French oak barrels and malolactic fermentation was in the used French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes: “ Harmonious piece balanced out against the others. Rock roses, plum, dusky wild blueberry, lifted violets, cassis thorns run the lighter palate, framed by very fine, tight and persistent tannins to a fine, salty, lingering finish. A very welcome 12.5 degrees alcohol reassures that Douro reds can be elegant, delicate, and complex.”

Ratings: Treve Ring - 91 Points & Revista de Vinhos -17/20 points

Winemaker: Luis Seabra - WINEMAKER OF YEAR 2016 (REVISTA DE VINHOS)