Food pairing
A delicious wine ideal that finely accompanies red meats, roast beef and grilled meats
Grapes : Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alicante Bouschet, Baga
Located in the sub-region of the Douro Superior, the Quinta Vale do Sabor is situated in one of the most special valleys of this region. This Quinta distinguishes itself because of the sinuosity of the Sabor river, where the valley is closed in, and where we planted grape varieties such as Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alicante Bouschet and Baga. With vines between 10 and 35 years-old , producing wines of great concentration. All the grapes are hand-picked, carefully selected in our sorting table and de-stemmed before entering the granite stone lagares, at Quinta Vale do Sabor. All the grapes are foot-trodden in the lagares, they then ferment for 7 or 10 days at controlled temperatures between 22º and 27ºC, in stainless steel vats with manual pump-overs. The wine is then transferred into second and third use French-oak barrels of 225L where the malolactic fermentation takes place. It ages, afterwards, for 21 months in the same oak barrels. The final selection and blending of the wine is done one month before bottling
Alcohol content
14 %vol
pH: 3,74
Store & Serve
Open 2 to 3 hours in advance to breathe. Serve at 16-18 °C .
From now to at least 10 years after harvest year to drink
Critics & Awards
17,5/20 - Grandes Escolhas Tasted: Nov 2020
Touriga Francesa (64%), Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alicante Bouschet and Baga. Deep on the nose, serious and restrained, like the previous harvest, bringing ripe plum and intense vegetable note. With remarkable freshness in the mouth, it is elegant but edgy, with great breadth and persistence. A nice red set