Herdade do Peso Grande Reserva Trinca Bolotas Red
Aging for 12 months in French oak barrels. The grapes were harvested at their optimum phenolic / aromatic ripening point. After destemming and gentle crushing, a 4-day pre-fermentative maceration was performed to increase its complexity. Fermented at 26ºC with gentle pumping over, preserving the fruit and extracting smooth tannins important for the balance of the final wine. Wine with an intense, complex and attractive aroma. A blend of aromas from the most fruity side to the most shrubby side. In the mouth it presents volume, very well integrated tannins and good acidity, which make it an extremely "greedy" wine. Contains sulfites.
Monte da Ravasqueira Encantado Red
Vinification of Syrah and Touriga Franca in open presses with automatic treading and high extraction work. Alicante Bouschet vinification in stainless steel vats at lower temperatures (26ºC). The aim is to extract the structure of Syrah, the sharp tannins of Touriga Franca and the freshness, exuberance of fruit and elegance of Alicante Bouschet. The batch spent 8 months in new French oak barrels. Encantado shows all the vitality of Touriga Franca that serves as a great base for this wine. The angular and present tannins, the ripe fruit in balance with the aromas of the forest it presents, make it a table companion. The barrel present, but without helping the one-dimensionality of the set, makes this wine a wine with layers that rise throughout the tasting. Contains sulfites.
DSF Coleção Privada Syrah Tannat Red
The grapes were fermented in a stainless steel mill at a temperature of 28º C for 10 days, being bottled after 8 months without being filtered or stabilized by the cold. No use of wood. Dark color, aroma of blueberries, violets, chocolate, dried dates, red cherry. Very fruity, smoky, balanced taste, good acidity, tannins present (due to Tannat) but smooth. Long end of test. Contains sulfites.
Dez Tostões Red
At 13 o'clock on January 19, 1919, the blue and white flag was unfurled, in a revolutionary act of reinstatement of the monarchy, previously abolished in 1910. Created for its restoration, the Tostões currency would make succession to the Kings. The duration of this regime was only 2 months once the revolution failed and the republic was reimplanted on February 23, 1919. A magnificent blend of the vineyards Alicante Bouschet, Aragonês, Touriga Nacional and Syrah. It is a balanced, full-bodied and persistent wine with a strong expressive character.
Contains Sulfites.
Quinta do Boição Grande Reserva Magnum Red
Total destemming, prolonged skin maceration and alcoholic fermentation at 82ºF. It aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Light wine, with an intense garnet color, with complex nuances of ripe red fruits, wild fruit compotes, toasted notes and floral nuances. Fruity volume, well structured, exceptional and very vigorous. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta do Boição Grande Reserva Red
Total destemming, prolonged skin maceration and alcoholic fermentation at 82ºF. It aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Light wine, with an intense garnet color, with complex nuances of ripe red fruits, wild fruit compotes, toasted notes and floral nuances. Fruity volume, well structured, exceptional and very vigorous. Contains Sulfites.
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.
Finca Dofi Red
Les Terrasses Red
Les Terrasses remains full of elegance and pure expression. Made with grapes from old vines of several small farms in the region controlled by the winery, all with traditional systems. The wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Aroma the cherry dark cherry attractive and bright. High layer and violet edges. Dense elegant teardrop. Intense, with fine fresh aromas and very expressive. After a good roast and smoked appearing next to creamy spices, it explores juicy red and black fruit on a colored background by important mineral freshness that gives the balsamic. The palate is envelope, silky, fresh and very tasty, of meat. Powerful, warm entry. Long and smooth travels. Expressive fruit with roasted spices well full of creaminess, good chocolate and elegant minerality form a set of feelings difficult to forget. Very good acidity. Rich tannins with time to integrate. Very long and persistent finish.
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 Ravasqueira Reserva da Família Red
Dense red and deep violet color. Nose of great elegance and complexity with notes of black fruit, integrated wood and spices. In the test, the same profile of elegance and greetings with fine, long and chewy tannins is revealed. Chocolate notes and mineral marked notes integrated with notes of barrel and earthy, liquorice and floral notes. Contains Sulfites.
Triunvirato nº7 Red
Grapes selected from the best plots of two properties of the Messias family – Douro and Bairrada. Manual individual harvesting, chosen berry by berry, followed by fermentation with indigenous flora in small presses without temperature control. Aging for 18 months in French oak barrels. Bright looking wine with an intense ruby color. At the moment the wine mainly reveals its beautiful youth. However, the complexity is already beginning to be revealed by the notes of spices and very fine black fruit. Mouth with enormous structure and powerful tannins, they give it a long and very pleasant finish. Contains sulfites.
Frei João Colheita Red
After manual harvesting, rigorous selection and total destemming, the grapes macerated for about a week in vats and presses with a pneumatic crusher at 27ºC. At the end of the malolactic fermentation, the wine matured for a long time in stainless steel and cement vessels. It was bottled after minimal clarification. Garnet color, complex aroma, with fruity, spicy, roasting and dry vegetable notes. Structured, fresh, full-bodied and long flavor. With tannins present but tamed. Contains sulfites.
Triunvirato nº6 Red
Very dense in color intensity. Nose austere, with mineral nuances, fresh vegetable and tar-like notes. Mouth with full palate, acidity that accompanies always the test and exquisite and prolonged finish. Store in a cool place with no thermal amplitudes. Portions of selected grapes between the three properties of the family Messias - Douro, Bairrada and Dão. Individual vintage manual, choose bago to bago, followed by fermentation in small mills without temperature control. Prolonged 24-month aging in French and American oak barrels. Stage in bottle since December 2010.
Contains Sulfites.
The Chocolate Block Red
The nose is dark and thoughtful and seduces with its aromas of black fruits and notes of pepper and spice. Blueberry and blackberry on the nose follow to a full, layered palate with flavors of dark plums and hints of powder, graphite and cocoa. The wine is focused and elegant, with freshness yet integrated acidity and fine tannins, adding to an exceptional structure. blackcurrant and milk chocolate remain in a silky finish. Contains sulfites.
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.
Crasto Superior Syrah Red
The grapes, from our Quinta da Cabreira, in - Douro Superior, were transported in food plastic boxes and subjected to rigorous sorting at the entrance to the cellar. After a complete destemming and a slight crushing, the must was transferred to fermentation vats in stainless steel with controlled temperature. It aged in French oak barrels, where it remained for about 16 months. With a rich ruby color, with an excellent aromatic expression that surprises on the nose for the intense floral notes, well integrated with aromas of ripe wild fruits and fine spice. In the mouth it starts in a harmonious way, evolving into a wine of great seriousness, where we find a compact structure, with fine texture tannins. Finishes elegant and with excellent presence. Contains Sulfites.
Cortes de Cima Red
Fruit very ripe. Fermented without clogging, at controlled temperatures, with frequent reruns. Aged for 12 months in French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels, then mixed to balance the varietal fruit and the complexity of the oak. Bottled without glue and filtration. Aroma to spices, vigorous palate with intense fruit and a long and persistent finish. Contains Sulfites.
João Clara Reserva Red
João Clara Homenagem Red
Aged 14 months in French oak barrels and 14 months in bottle. Features a cherry black color with concentrated dark cherry aromas, spicy aromas with floral notes wrapped in toffee. In the mouth, the tannins are ripe and elegant with a long and persistent finish. It accompanies dishes of red meats and game and roasts. Contains Sulfites.
Monte da Ravasqueira Vinha das Romãs Red
Esporão Reserva Red
Separate harvest of each variety, destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats, concrete vats and small marble presses, with controlled temperatures, pressing, followed by malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats. 12 months in American (60%) and French (40%) oak barrels After bottling, at least another 8 months of aging in bottle followed. Intense ruby color, notes of blackberries, nutmeg, licorice and a hint of black pepper. In the mouth it is rich and complex, where notes of ripe black fruit and spices predominate. Persistent ending. Contains sulfites.
Esporão Private Selection Red
Esporão Private Selection Red: Syrah and Aragonez were fermented in small stainless steel mills, with alternating step-by-step with short manual overruns done 2-3 times per day, depending on our daily taste throughout the fermentation. We prefer to ferment the Alicante Bouschet in a small stainless steel tank and we did the reassemblies manually. The reason for this choice is that this caste has a relatively brittle film, which may lead to an exaggerated extraction of tannins. After pressing, we kept the wines separated, in order to better understand the evolution of each one. The malolactic fermentation took place in the barrels and spontaneously. 30% in new barrels and 70% in used barrels (1 year), of 225l French oak barrels (Taransaud; Saury; Boutes). After 18 months of internship, during which we only made a transfer immediately after the malolactic, we made the final lot, which was bottled on May 28, 2014, only with a slight filtration and without any type of bonding. In the nose predominates the black fruit with slight notes of smoke and spices. In the palate it shows density and richness, shows itself balanced, with good acidity and fine tannins. The ending is long and persistent. Contains Sulfites.
