Quinta da Pellada is today unanimously regarded as the greatest reference in the Dão region and this Estagio Prolongado is a very special wine in this producer's portfolio.
Together with his daughter, Maria, Alvaro Castro - one of Portugal's most respected winemakers - cultivates beautiful native grape varieties with great care and respect. with which he manages to make elegant, fine and balanced wines.
The purity of the red and wild fruits dominates the aroma, also slightly floral, well supported by the characteristic vegetal background of Pellada wines. The mouth is soft, very tasty, with fine tannins, in a set of good complexity and elegance, with a fine acidity, very well proportioned and refreshing in its entirety. A wine that always will be enjoyed Beautiful ruby color.
Food-Pairing
To accompany grilled meat dishes, pasta and spicy dishes.
Grapes: 30% Touriga Nacional & Alfrocheiro, 70% old vines (field blend) from 45 years old vineyards
After careful selection both in the vineyard and in the cellar, fermentation took place in oil mills. stainless steel, with controlled temperature. It aged for 24 months in second year allier oak barrels
Alcohol content
13,2%
Store & Serve
Serve between 16 - 18 ºC
To drink from 2021 until 2026
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