Quinta da Fonte Florão 2020 Red
€ 12.20 / VR
Quinta da Fonte Souto Florão is a Portuguese red wine known for its opulent and rich taste profile. Exuding a deep-ruby colour. Aromas of red cherries combined with hints of pine forest. The taste offers silky-smooth fruit notes of wild berries, spiced with delicate nuances of clove and pepper. It tantalises the palate with a well-rounded body, velvety tannins and a balanced acidity, promising complexity and longevity.
Food pairing
Perfect with all kinds of meat and the excellent companion of all kinds of cheese
Grapes: a blend of several grape varieties, including Aragonez (Tempranillo), Trincadeira, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alfrocheiro, and Alicante Bouschet.
The hand-picked grapes are placed in small, shallow boxes and taken to the on-site winery. Manual sorting is followed by destemming and gentle crushing after which grapes are transferred to the fermentation vats. Fermentations are individually monitored, and the temperature and macerations are adjusted to maximise the potential of each fermenting batch.
Quinta da Fonte Souto is the Symington family’s first estate outside the Douro region. You may have heard of Symington elsewhere—they also own the renowned port wine producer Graham’s. At Quinta da Fonte Souto, however, the focus is more on classic wines. The winery is located in Portalegre, near the São Mamede mountain range, where the vineyards benefit from a cooler climate than what is typically expected in the region’s warm weather.
The estate covers 43 hectares of vineyards, primarily planted with Aragonês, Alfrocheiro, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also a number of chestnut trees growing here, which inspired the name—‘souto’ refers to a wooded area planted with chestnut trees. Lying on the slopes of the São Mamede Range at an altitude of 500 metres in the Alentejo sub-region of Portalegre, the property benefits from cooler and wetter conditions than the hot Alentejo plain. The Fonte Souto wines express the freshness and elegance provided by the altitude, as well as the structure and complexity from the estate’s extensive collection of mature, low-yielding vines
Alcoholcontent
14,2 vol%
Store & Serve
Serve at 16 °C. Drink from now till 7 years after harvest year.
Critics & Awards
89/100 - Decanter World Wine Awards Tasted: Jan 2025
Producer: Symington Family Estates
Region: Alentejo, Portalegre