- Winemakers:Anselmo Mendes
- Pairing:Beef, Pasta, Lamb, Game (deer, venison)
- Capacity:75cl
- Viticultural Year: The winter of 2015 was cold with considerable rainfall, followed by a warm spring and a mild summer. The wine harvest was slightly early, and the grapes were picked in mid-September, without this harming the health and balance of the grapes.
- Grape Varieties: A mixture of traditional Douro varieties such as Tinta Carvalha, Tinta Francisca, Tinto Cão, Bastardo, Donzelinho, Rufete, with a predominance of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Amarela.
- Soil Geology:Shale soil
- Harvest and Winemaking: The grapes are screened manually, destalked, and foot trodden in granite presses.
The entire alcoholic fermentation process also takes place in granite presses. The must is then placed in stainless steel vats where the malolactic fermentation occurs, and then in French oak barrels to age. - Ageing:12 months in new French oak barrels and aged in a bottle for 15 months.
- Tasting note:This wine features velvety black fruit and spicy notes.
Full-bodied with rounded tannins. A smooth wine with great balance and a long aftertaste.
- Theme:Quinta dos Frades is produced in excellent harvests only.
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