Blog Alicante Bouschet e Syrah 3L Red
In 2015 we enjoyed long and slow maturations that our older strains and our best plots have taken advantage of to provide grapes with an exemplary balance between acidity and tannins. The two grape varieties that benefited most with the exceptional goodness of nature were Syrah and Alicante Bouschet, providing grapes in perfect maturity. With raw material so good we prefer to work them little, letting the grapes speak for themselves. That's why we did little more than one walk on our wineries, according to the most traditional methods of the region, followed by a stage in new barrels and barrels of second year of French oak, letting the wine express itself in the purest form . Very fleshy red color. Tense and closed, concentrated and powerful, floral and fruity, it ends with some earthy notes that add complexity. Silky and velvety in texture, it is an intense and structured red, vigorous but not aggressive, complex and elegant, fresh finish and great guarding potential. Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Grande Reserva Red
Manual harvest, degummed and fermented grapes with thermal control in a small volume stainless steel mill with a moderate mechanical step. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels selected from French oak in an air-conditioned environment, followed by a stage in new barrels for wine-wood integration, 18 months. After a gentle filtration, the wine was bottled and rested for thinning for 12 months in the basement. This wine was made from grapes from the oldest vineyards in the region of Borba, with two of the most emblematic and representative grape varieties of the region, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet, settled in shale soils. Color grenade with red nuance. Good aromatic intensity, with emphasis on forest fruits, chocolate, tobacco and toast. Flavor soft, with freshness, texture of strong tannins and oily to black fruits and spices. Silky, prolonged and persistent finish of great elegance. Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Garrafeira Red
The grapes were crushed gently with total destemming, which was followed by the alcoholic fermentation process in a stainless steel mill, with moderate mechanical treading, ending in maceration for 10 days, under temperature control at 24ºC. The wine aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. After light filtration, bottling took place and a final stage in a 30-month cellar in the bottle. Deep garnet color, good aromatic intensity to very ripe black fruits, cocoa and toasted nuts. A soft flavor with silky tannins of raisin fruit and wild berry, full-bodied but with a long-lasting freshness. Contains sulfites.
Vila Jardim Santar Red
As hand-vindicated grapes for small boxes of 25 Kg, according to a judicious selection of melhores na vinha grapes. As completely ungagged grapes for small stainless steel tanks. The fermentation lasted about 15 days with controlled temperature and soft remontagens for a boa extraction of heart and aromas. After a malolactic fermentation, it is aged for 12 months in French (80%) and American (20%) barrels of carvalho and batchwise, to balance varietal fruit and complex carvalho. It appears as an intense ruby color. Very fine and delicate without aroma, prevailing with notes of bergamot and vermelho fruits. On the palate it is well-integrated with notes from the oak barrels that are perfectly integrated, always enhancing the chaste floral notes to show the virtues of this specific terroir that gives it great complexity and longevity. Count me sulfites.
Quinta Vale Dona Maria Vinhas do Sabor Red
It aged for 9 months in used French oak barrels. A very elegant and very fresh wine, with good color, violet, dark red and purple, with a good concentration of ripe aromas of dark red fruits, black cherries and plums and aromatic and fruity flavors. Great balance and acidity, intense and velvety, with refinement and elegance. Contains sulfites.
Herdade dos Grous Magnum Red
The grapes selected by hand, after the removal of the respective film, are cooled by a thermal shock of 10 ° C. After a cold maceration for two days, the wine ferments in small steel tanks. The ripening is carried out in French wooden barrels. Deep live garnet color. Aroma complex of mature fruit and mint. Taste rich in fruit, concentrated, prolonged end. Contains Sulfites.
Monte da Cal Saturno Reserva Red
Mouchão Red
It is the reference wine of the estate, since the first harvest was bottled in 1949, and reflects the unique temperament of the winery. Mouchão wine is born mainly from the best grapes of Alicante Bouschet, while the rest is found in the selection of other varieties such as Habitué Trincadeira, the famous Vinha dos Carapetos, and Aragonês, which is also sometimes invited. This happy combination results in a wine full of personality, with fragrant aroma, fresh and very elegant. It is a wine whose flavor expresses its slow maturation and which strongly reflects its origin and respect for tradition. After harvesting by hand, the grapes follow in small baskets to the cellar, where, after an experienced walk on stone wineries and fermentation, the Mouchão rests in barrels of Portuguese oak, macacaúba and mahogany for at least three years. It grows in all its intensity, character and robustness, but will still have to mature in bottle for another two years. Mouchão wine has a deep, concentrated color, and has a spicy character. Its unique tannin structure enhances a long bottle aging, which can improve significantly on guard for two decades, or even longer. Contains Sulfites.
Monte do Zambujeiro Magnum Red
Monte do Zambujeiro Red
2013 was a hot dry year that resulted in opulent and fruity wines. Monte do Zambujeiro has a beautiful dark red color, followed by a bouquet of wild fruits with notes of toast. A well structured wine under solid, soft tannins, with a creamy and fruity extract, a well integrated acidity and alcohol.
It is ready to be consumed, an immediate pleasure that can last for 5 years if stored well with temperatures up to 15ºC. Contains Sulfites.
Zambujeiro Magnum Red
A perfect year in the vineyards gave rise to this amazing wine. Dark color and intense bouquet of wild fruits, tobacco and celery. Dense, with still very striking tannins, very exuberant, sweet fruit extract, balanced by a fresh acidity, presenting itself with an almost endless end. It is an opulent wine, made to age and evolve in bottle Contains Sulfites.
Terra do Zambujeiro Magnum Red
An intense and pleasant bouquet reveals a fruity character, floral essence and spice notes. On the full-bodied, creamy palate, smooth, resting on a base of soft tannins. A sweet extract, a touch of minerality and a fresh acidity balance the wine. You are ready to drink but with a potential of at least 5 years. Contains Sulfites.
Terra do Zambujeiro Red
An intense and pleasant bouquet reveals a fruity character, floral essence and spice notes. On the full-bodied, creamy palate, smooth, resting on a base of soft tannins. A sweet extract, a touch of minerality and a fresh acidity balance the wine. You are ready to drink but with a potential of at least 5 years. Contains Sulfites.
Zambujeiro Red
A perfect year in the vineyards gave rise to this amazing wine. Dark color and intense bouquet of wild fruits, tobacco and celery. Dense, with still very striking tannins, very exuberant, sweet fruit extract, balanced by a fresh acidity, presenting itself with an almost endless end. It is an opulent wine, made to age and evolve in bottle Contains Sulfites.
Quinta de Chocapalha Red
The grapes, previously destemmed, underwent a pre-fermentative maceration at low temperatures for 12 hours. The alcoholic fermentation was done in mills, with temperature control, not exceeding 27ºC, during 10 days, with the use of robot to step. The wine aged for 18 months in second and third use French oak barrels. Deep color of violet tonally, with good concentration in the nose. Rich in aroma, with notes of ripe black fruit and spices combined with floral notes. In the mouth it looks elegant and fresh, with an excellent tannins-acidity combination, and a long, smooth and elegant finish.
Contains Sulfites.
Pai Chão Grande Reserva Red
Reserva do Comendador Red
Destemming without crushing, fermentation in stainless steel deposit at 25ºC and rack and return daily. Malolactic fermentation in new French oak barrels, where wine remained for 18 months. Stage 12 months in bottle before going to market. Intense aroma with notes of black cherry and wild blackberry. Full-bodied palate, ripe tannins, long and persistent finish. Contains Sulfites.
Herdade das Servas Colheita Seleccionada Red
Vineyards installed in red soils derived from brown or crystalline limestones, with shale spots, benefiting from a Mediterranean climate with high thermal amplitudes and hot and dry summers. After the green interventions required during the growing cycle, the grapes were manually harvested and transported to the winery in small boxes. After malolatic fermentation, the wine partially aged for 12 months in 2. and 3. year French and American oak barrels. After bottling it rested in bottle for 2 months in our basement. To preserve all its qualities, this wine has not been stabilized, it can naturally create a deposit. Clear wine, violet red, aromas of cherry, blackberry, spices and floral notes. Structured, balanced and voluminous, with full body and persistent finish. Contains Sulfites.
Herdade Grande Reserva Red
From our older vines were harvested the sane grapes and in the best state of maturation that gave rise to this great wine. These grapes were harvested and selected by hand with all rigor. The fermentation took place in stainless steel mills, of small dimensions with temperature control in order to preserve all the aromatic elegance. After fermentation, it aged for 12 months in American and French oak barrels. The intense garnet color combines with a seductive aromatic profile, with delicious notes of ripe fruit, homemade jams, subtly married with a delicious aroma of vanilla and spices. In the mouth it is powerful and intense. Robust tannins and well blended acidity finishes with long and elegant finish. Contains Sulfites.
Marquês de Borba Colheita Red
The very young aroma of this Marquis of Borba Tinto, indicates the recent harvest, but is already very harmonious, full of fruit, remembering wild berries, plum, cassis, spices. Very concentrated and fresh in the mouth, with the youth very well tamed, juicy, with beautiful and fresh acidity, is a very attractive red, sweet, perhaps the best Marques de Borba ever.
Contains Sulfites.
Marquês de Borba Reserva Red
The grapes are partially destemmed and fermented in marble mills with the traditional step on foot. Following is the malolactic fermentation that takes place in 2nd year barrels. Excellent aromatic concentration. Notes of red fruits, spices and jams. Powerful and elegant. Solid, vigorous, and with very compact tannins but crushed by the body. Long and distinguished end.
Contains Sulfites.
Tapada do Chaves Reserva Red
Cartuxa Reserva Red
These wines associate their quality with the name of the Carthusian monks who, since 1598, lead a solitary prayer life in the Monastery of Santa Maria Scala Coeli. Produced from the carefully selected vine varieties, Alicante Bouschet eTincadeira, planted in the older vineyards of the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation. When the grapes reach the ideal stage of maturation, they are harvested and transported to the winery, where the technological process begins with total destemming and slight crushing. The grapes are then fermented separately in stainless steel vats and French oak vats, at a temperature of 27 ° C, followed by 15 day maceration. This wine aged for 15 months in new French oak barrels and 12 months in the bottle. Contains Sulfites.
Cartuxa Colheita Red
Produced from the varieties planted in the vineyards of the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida. When the grapes reach the ideal maturation state, they are collected and transported to the warehouse, where the technological process begins with total detachment and light smearing. Then, the grapes are fermented separately, in stainless steel vats, at a temperature of 27ºC, followed by prolonged post-fermentation maceration. It was aged for 12 months in tons and French carvalho barrels. Contains sulfites.
