Domingos Soares Franco Touriga Franca 2016
€ 14.16
Dark red. Very fruity, black fruits (blueberries, blackberries, prunes, cherries). Very complex, balanced, subtle, feminine. Well balanced, harmonious, a little austere, good acidity and very nice tannins the long and lingering finish
Food pairing
Fits perfectly with game
Grapes: 100% Touriga Franca (Touriga Francesa)
The grapes were fermented in stainless steel “lagares” at a temperature of 28ºC for 10 days, and bottled after 8 months without being filtered or cold stabilized. No oak used.
Alcoholcontent
14,1 %vol
pH: 3,83
Store & Serve
Serve at 14 °C
Critics & Awards
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Domingos Soares Franco, winemaker and vice president, is the youngest of the two representatives of the sixth generation of the family that manage José Maria da Fonseca. He studied in Davis, California, and began working at José Maria da Fonseca in the 1980s. Since then he has introduced a number of changes to wine production and became one of the most innovative new generation winemakers in Portugal.