Country: Douro, Portugal
Varietal: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca
Vintage: 2019
Color: Red
Volume: 750 ml
 
Wine Making Notes:
Careful selection of the best grapes, with manual harvesting from schist soils. Traditional foot treading in granite ‘lagares’ (shallow treading tanks). Aged for 18 months in new French and American oak barrels and minimum aging of 12 months in the bottle.
 
Tasting Notes:
The nose is aromatic, concentrated and offers power. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and small notes of liquorice associated with hints of strawberry, flowers, olive tree, minerality, mocha, spices, Ceylon tea and Sichuan pepper.
On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, wild cassis, strawberry, black cherry, blueberry with floral notes and Sichuan pepper in the background.
 
Food Pairing:
Grilled meats, roast beef, or try with the Portuguese cabrito asado (slow roasted goat).