Quinta do Crasto Tinta Roriz 2018
€ 59.20
| Producer | Quinta do Crasto |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz |
| Ageing | 18 months in new French barrels |
| Alcohol | 14.5%vol | pH: 3.74 |
| Serving | 16°C, decant Store at a constant 15°C |
| Drinking window | 2024-2045 |
| Scores | 95/100 Decanter 18,5/20 Grandes Escolhas |
Tinta Roriz 2018: rockrose, spice and wild berries, with 95 points from Decanter.
Tasting note
Deep ruby. Excellent complexity, with fresh rockrose notes in harmony with delicate spice and wild berries. Immediately excellent volume and a firm structure, with tannins full of personality, well integrated with elegant wild fruit, and a balanced, lingering finish. The essence of Tinta Roriz, with great ageing potential.
The story
This Tinta Roriz is only made in the best years.
The grapes come from Crasto’s best Tinta Roriz plot. They are first foot-trodden in a stone lagar and then moved to an open stainless steel vat, where the cap is plunged by robotic pistons. Fermentation lasts ten days, after which the wine is gently pressed and aged for eighteen months in new French barrels.
After a dry winter, a wet, mild spring in 2018 brought mildew pressure, but also the water reserves that carried the vines through a warm, dry August. Harvest ran from 29 August to 14 October and gave concentrated reds with excellent structure and freshness.
Food pairing
Ideal with all kinds of meat, especially grilled.
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
95/100 Decanter World Wine Awards | Tasted: Jan 2025
18,5/20 Grandes Escolhas | Tasted: Oct 2024