Quinta do Crasto Honoré Tinto 2015
€ 995.00
| Producer | Quinta do Crasto |
| Region | Douro |
| Ageing | 20 months in oak casks, magnum |
| Alcohol | 14.5%vol |
| Serving | 16-18°C |
| Drinking window | 2025-2050 |
| Scores | 97/100 Robert Parker 97/100 Wine Enthusiast 96/100 Wine Spectator |
Honoré 2015: Vinha Maria Teresa and Vinha da Ponte together, in 1,615 magnums.
Tasting note
A seriously rich, impressive wine, with the great concentration of the old vines from both vineyards. Rich tannins and powerful black fruit, with many years ahead of them (after Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast).
The story
Honoré brings together Crasto’s two iconic vineyards: 71% Vinha Maria Teresa and 29% Vinha da Ponte, of 4.7 and 1.96 ha. According to winemaker Manuel Lobo, it is a wine without oenological intervention. 1,615 magnums were bottled, in tribute to the quinta’s 400 years, after twenty months in oak casks. They were released for the centenary of the purchase by Constantino de Almeida, with a book on Crasto by Gaspar Martins Pereira, in a special case.
Food pairing
Excellent with hearty dishes of grilled or roast red meat, lamb and game. Also a wine to end a meal with.
The producer
Quinta do Crasto lies on the right bank of the Douro, between Régua and Pinhão, in the heart of the Cima Corgo. The quinta is recorded as early as 1615, and in 1918 the Port merchant Constantino de Almeida bought the estate. His descendants still own it: in the 1980s Leonor de Almeida and her husband Jorge Roquette began modernising the vineyards, and since 1994 Crasto has released its wines under its own name.
The vineyards lie on steep schist terraces, with many very old field-blend vines, such as Vinha da Ponte and Vinha Maria Teresa. Crasto also owns Quinta da Cabreira in the Douro Superior, the source of the Superior wines.
Critics & Awards
97/100 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate | Tasted: Feb 2019
97/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Dec 2020
96/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: May 2020
19/20 Grandes Escolhas | Tasted: Jan 2019
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