Quinta do Crasto Tinta Roriz 2017

€ 59.20

This excellent full-bodied red wine, a monocépage of 100% Tinta Roriz, is made only in the best vintages.

Deep ruby in colour. Outstanding aroma complexity on the nose, with fresh notes of gum cistus in perfect harmony with delicate hints of spice and wild berries. The palate starts in a captivating way, immediately delivering excellent volume and a solid structure, along with tannins of great personality that are well integrated with elegant flavours of wild fruit. The finish is balanced and persistent. This is a wine that conveys the essence of Tinta Roriz. A red wine with a huge storage potential that you should have in your wine cellar.

Food pairing

Ideal for all kinds of meat, especially grilled meat dishes.

Grapes: Tinta Roriz (100%)

The grapes, coming from the best Tinta Roriz plot of Quinta do Crasto, are taken to the winery in 22 kg plastic boxes and rigorously inspected on arrival. The grapes are first trodden in a traditional stone tank (lagar) and aer this, they are transferred into an open stainless steel tank where the cap is pressed down with robotic pistons. Fermentation takes place for 10 days under strict controlled temperature environment. Once the alcoholic fermentation is completed, the most is gently pressed using hydraulic presses. Aged 18 months, in oak barrels - 90% in new French oak barrels; 10% in second use oak barrels.

The 2017 harvest will go down in the as the earliest ever at Quinta do Crasto. A warm and dry winter meant that the vines’ growth cycle began earlier than normal. Low rainfall continued throughout the cycle leading to moderate water stress and the vines had to naturally adapt to these adverse weather conditions. Harvest began on 8 August, with the first white grapes. This was an important decision since it allowed us the desired levels of freshness and natural acidity. On 18 August, we started picking the red grapes at the Quinta da Cabreira vineyard in the Douro Superior subregion. We are able to irrigate the grapes on this property and this was instrumental in keeping the vines working in a well-balanced fashion and enabled the berries to achieve perfect ripeness. In late August, evening temperatures fell significantly, which helped finish of the ripening of the grapes. A period of warm days combined with cool nights yielded the perfect balance, so that the harvest of the first Quinta do Crasto red grapes could begin. Dry days in September ensured a smooth harvest. The harvest wrapped up much earlier than normal, namely on 19 September. On balance, we can say that 2017 was a year of lower yields, with fewer bunches of smaller grapes, but that had excellent concentration and an optimal skin to pulp ratio. This was a challenging year for the viticulture and winemaking teams. We had to perfectly time the harvest to ensure maximum quality. 2017 will certainly go down in history as a year of exceptional wines.

Alcoholcontent

14,5%

pH: 3,74

Store & Serve

Store at a constant temperature of 15 ° C.

Serve and decant at 16 ° C. Drink from 2024 until 2045