Quinta da Pellada Doda 2013 Tinto

€ 46.00

The idea came from Rolf Niepoort and Dirk who implemented it. This wine was created by Rolf Niepoort's conception of an ideal Portuguese wine, which combines the elegance, freshness and durability of the Dão wines with the structure and power of Douro wines. The perfect marriage of the fruit aromas of the Douro and the needle aromas and the minerality that are so typical of the granite bottom of the Dão.

With a closed ruby color and a brick ring, the Doda 2013 is very foresty in aroma, with mentholated notes and a balsamic touch that makes it quite spicy. In the mouth it is very fine and robust at the same time, with a great balance between its herbaceous character, like some dry green tea leaf, and the tertiary notes of aging in wood. A flexible wine that combines the best of both regions, the freshness of the Dão and the structure of the Douro, providing a very persistent and light finish.

Food-Pairing

A full-bodied wine, with a good acidity, that can be combined perfectly with various dishes. Very tasty with duck, game dishes and stews

Grapes: Jaen, Tourigo, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Tinto Cão and other vinhas velhas of 30-80 years old from Douro & Dão

A large quantity of the Dão component was vinified in lagares and then fermented in French oak barriques where it also completed its malolactic fermentation.

Approximately half of the Douro component was vinified in a fermentation tank and the rest in a traditional granite lagar where the must was foot-stomped and left to macerate for a short time. After fermentation, the wine matured in French oak barriques for 21 months and also underwent malolactic fermentation. The Doda was bottled completely unfined.

Alcoholcontent

13%

pH: 3,7

Store & Serve

Serve at 16 - 18 ºC

Decanting advised

Critics & Awards

Tags: Alvaro Castro - Niepoort - Dao