João Portugal Ramos Alvarinho Bruto White
The grapes were subjected to gentle pressing. After clarification by static decanting, the alcoholic fermentation occurred at about 15ºc, obtaining the base sparkling wine. 15% of the batch was fermented in French oak barrels of 3 and 4 years where it remained on the lees for 8 months. After tartaric stabilization of the base wine, the second bottle fermentation was then run. The bottle stage on the lees of the second fermentation was approximately 20 months. Contains sulfites.
Envelope Red
Envelope Red results from a blend with Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão from vineyards aged 40, and fermented with 100% stalks. In the middle of the process, in order to avoid the astringency of the tannins, we interrupted the contact with the film. It aged for 12 months in 300 liter barrels and then remained in the bottle for another 8 months before leaving for the market. Clear and open in color. It shows a very fresh aroma, markedly mineral, with wild fruits, spices and notes of reduction. In the mouth it is fresh, with a well-marked acidity, very polished tannins and a long, deep and delicate finish. Contains Sulfites.
Duorum O. Leucura Red
Very deep red color and dense. Intense and complex aroma, dominated by ripe black fruits such as blackberry and cassis, floral aromas such as violet and complexed by the aromas from its "elevage" in barrel. There are still some characteristic aromas of the evolution in the bottle, which contribute to increase still its great complexity. It is a concentrated, dense, high-structure wine. It has a balanced acidity, firm and very mature tannins, well wrapped in its body and volume. Its balance lies in a set of sensations, where concentration, wealth and strength become decisive. These characteristics, together with the high intensity of its retronasal aroma, give it high end of persistence, which allows for a long evolution. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta dos Roques Garrafeira Red
Wine of deep color, perfectly limpid, of fruity aroma of great elegance, remembering wild berries and the pine caruma, with notes of vanilla and chocolate conferred by the wood of oak. In the mouth it shows vigorous with the own astringency of the youth, foreshadowing a remarkable aging, thanks to the balance of alcohol, acidity, tannins and body. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta do Crasto Vintage 2015 Ruby
Quinta do Crasto Porto Vintage 2015 aged in Portuguese oak barrels, where it remained for about 2 years. It was bottled, without any bonding or filtration, being subject to creating a slight deposit during its aging in the bottle. The grapes, from Vinhas Velhas, were transported in food plastic boxes and subjected to a rigorous sorting at the entrance of the cellar. After a gentle crushing without destemming, they were sent to a traditional stone press where they were stepped on by men at regular intervals. Subsequently, wine spirit was added, thus stopping fermentation. Opaque color, excellent concentration and aromatic depth, where you can highlight the expressive notes of ripe wild fruits, fresh rockrose and mild spice. In the mouth it has an elegant beginning, progressively evolved into a wine of great volume and concentration, composed of fresh tannins with a firm and very compact texture. It finishes fresh, very long and elegant, with a notable aromatic explosion of very ripe wild fruits, in perfect harmony with rockrose notes. Everything in perfect balance, which provides a high potential for aging in the bottle. Contains sulfites.
Encontro 1 White
Total destemming, 48-hour skin maceration, gentle pneumatic pressing, natural static clarification and alcoholic fermentation at 15ºC. 50% of the wine made alcoholic fermentation in French oak barrels, followed by 6 months of betonnage. Intense citrus color with slight greenish tones. Complex and distinct aroma. Fruity, fresh, notorious mouth volume, elegant and harmonious. Contains sulfites.
Quinta do Cerrado Jaen Red
Teixuga Red
Origin in the old vineyards of Quinta da Teixuga. It is a wine of intense and deep color, of great aromatic complexity. In the mouth it surprises by the lively and emotional attack, followed by a wide evolution, ending with enormous persistence and elegance, in a whole characterized by the balance between all its components! Dão in its essence! Contains sulfites.
Teixuga White
This wine is straw yellow in color, with a high intensity aroma, revealing the aromatic complexity that is due to the particular conditions of aging and to the characteristics of the Encruzado grape variety. On the nose, the superior integration of aromas from French oak stands out where it aged. In the mouth, the attack is intense, voluminous, revealing a lively but very integrated acidity. The ending is long and memorable. Contains sulfites.
Quinta dos Carvalhais Colheita Rose
Slight color blush that brings to the elegance of the aroma that characterizes it: soft notes of forest fruits like raspberries and blackberries, and floral nuances of great elegance. In the mouth the crunchy acidity typical of the Dão region stands out and gives it freshness. Wine elegant, complex and engaging, with the fruity notes again appearing in the mouth and extending into a long and harmonious end.
Contains Sulfites.
Campolargo Baga Magnum Red
Partial destemming, fermentation in small mills with mechanical steps. End of alcoholic fermentation and second fermentation in used barrels, followed by stage in second year barrels, up to 12 months. Ruby color, intense aroma to wild berries, light palate, quite elegant, shows a seductive and fresh Berry, but without an exaggerated body. End of test with impressive structure up to middle of the palate, but sunny behavior becomes a pleasure to drink.
Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Reserva Magnum Red
With grapes from the most typical Alentejo grape varieties produced in the sub-region of Borba, the label Cortiça wine was produced, a true ex-libris from the Adega de Borba. Coming from old vines, the grapes had a strict control in the evolution of the maturation, having been harvested in small quantities. In the Cellar, after the destemming and soft crushing of the grape, the alcoholic fermentation began, which lasted for about 10-15 days with the temperature controlled at 24ºC, for greater extraction of the aromas and fruity flavors of the grape. In order to increase the polyphenolic complexity, the tannins and the structure of the wine, it remained in the vat in a post-fermentative maceration process. The malolactic fermentation occurred later in stainless steel containers. To enhance and elevate its organoleptic characteristics, the wine aged 12 months in 3rd and 4th year barrels, French oak and exotic wood barrels. followed by a six-month bottling stage in the basement. Aroma fine and elegant, suggesting black fruits, compote and white chocolate.
Contains Sulfites.
