Quinta do Crasto Touriga Franca 2016
€ 59.00
| Producer | Quinta do Crasto |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Franca |
| Ageing | 18 months in new French barrels |
| Alcohol | 14%vol | pH: 3.67 |
| Serving | 16°C, decant Store at a constant 15°C |
| Drinking window | Now until 2031 |
| Scores | 93/100 Robert Parker |
Touriga Franca 2016: the first vintage of this single-variety wine, with 93 points from The Wine Advocate.
Tasting note
Deep violet. Impressive intensity and highly concentrated red fruit aromas, in harmony with soft floral notes. Intense on the attack, then elegant, with excellent volume and silky tannins, well integrated with red fruit.
The finish is perfectly balanced, exceptionally long and full of freshness: the perfect expression of the variety. 12,200 bottles were made.
The story
The Touriga Franca was first launched in 2019, with the 2016 vintage: Crasto’s third single-variety wine, alongside the Tinta Roriz and the Touriga Nacional.
The grapes come from the quinta’s best plots and reach the winery in 22 kg crates, where they are strictly sorted. Then follow fermentation at a controlled temperature and eighteen months in 225-litre French oak barrels.
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
93/100 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate | Tasted: Feb 2019
4,5/5 Vivino (58 ratings)
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