- Winemakers:Manuel Lobo
- Pairing:Chocolate, dessert, soft cheese
- Capacity:75cl
- Age of Vines: 60 years old
- Landscaping: Patamares (terraces) with two rows of vines
- Aspect, Soil and Altitude: East – South Schist, 120-450 metres
- Vinification:The grapes with their stems are then slightly crushed and transferred to a traditional stone tank (“lagar”) where they are foot trodden. After this, the grape spirit is added to stop the fermentation and fortify the wine.
- Ageing:About two years in large Portuguese oak vats. Bottled without fining or filtration; a light sediment may form in the bottle over time.
- Tasting notes:Opaque in colour, the nose shows excellent concentration and aroma expression, with ripe wild fruit, delicate notes of spice and hints of cacao. Powerful beginning on the palate, evolving into a wine with a solid structure, made of massive tannins of great quality and freshness. This is a unique wine that enhances the power of Quinta do Crasto’s terroir and finishes in a very engaging way, with an almost endless persistence.
- Viticultural Year:The 2017 harvest will go down in the 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. The harvest wrapped up much earlier than normal, namely on 19 September. On balance, we can say that 2017 was a year of lower yields, with fewer bunches of smaller grapes, but that had excellent concentration and an optimal skin to pulp ratio. 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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