- Region:Porto and Douro
- Alcohol:14% vol
- Grape Variety:Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Souzão
- Winemakers:Manuel Lobo
- Pairing:Beef, Pasta, Lamb, Game (deer, venison)
- Capacity:75cl
- Age of Vines: 16 years old
- Landscaping: Vinha ao alto (rows of vines planted up and down the slope) and patamares (terraces) with one and two rows of vines
- Aspect, Soil and Altitude: East – North130 – 450m
- Bottling: March 2020
- Vinification:The grapes, coming from the best Touriga Nacional plot of Quinta do Crasto, are taken to the winery The grapes, coming from our property Quinta da Cabreira in the Douro Superior sub-region, are
taken to the winery in plastic boxes and rigorously inspected on a sorting table on arrival. The grapes are then completely destemmed and slightly crushed. After this, the must is transferred to temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. - Ageing:In French oak barrels for about 12 months.
- Tasting notes:Deep purple in colour. On the nose, the wine shows fresh wild berry fruit that is well integrated with light notes of spice. Balanced on the palate, evolving into a wine of great volume, with a compact structure made of thick-textured tannins. The finish is elegant, fresh and lingering.
- Viticultural Year:The 2017 harvest will go down as the earliest ever at Quinta do Crasto. An unusually warm and dry winter meant that the vines’ growth cycle began earlier than normal. Low rainfall continued throughout the cycle leading to moderate water stress and the vines had to naturally adapt to these adverse weather conditions. Harvest began on 8 August, with the first white grapes. This was an important decision since it allowed us the desired levels of freshness and natural acidity. On 18 August, we started picking the red grapes at the Quinta da Cabreira vineyard in the Douro Superior sub-region. We are able to irrigate the grapes on this property and this was instrumental in keeping the vines working in a well-balanced fashion and enabled the berries to achieve perfect ripeness. This was a challenging year for the viticulture and winemaking teams. We had to perfectly time the harvest to ensure maximum quality. 2017 will certainly go down in history as a year of exceptional wines.
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