Red Wine Dona Ermelinda Grand Reserve 2020, 75cl Península de Setúbal
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Red Wine
Dona Ermelinda
Grand Reserve 2020, 75cl
Península de Setúbal

27,81€
approx. £23.17

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Aragonês, Trincadeira, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah

  Red: Full-bodied

 14%

 2023-2038

 Serve at 16º-18º

4.3 /5
55 ratings

 

O Produtor, tasting note published in September 27th 2023

Wine with a nearly opaque garnet color. It has aromas reminiscent of black fruits, spices, and smoke, with some jammy notes due to significant ripening. On the palate, it is a dense, full-bodied wine with a substantial structure, present and well-integrated tannins. The finish is long and persistent.

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Dona Ermelinda

93/ 100 James Suckling – Top 100 Portuguese Wines 2023

A unique and rare wine made from the best grapes of the finest vineyards in the best terroirs, with low yields (less than 2000 kg per hectare) in an exceptional year. It aims to be a point of differentiation and a benchmark among the most modern blends of Casa Ermelinda Freitas and the Setúbal region, where Castelão has always been predominant.

Harvest in late September.

Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks with a 7-day cold maceration, followed by a 10-day alcoholic fermentation, and then a post-fermentative skin maceration of 15 days. Aging for 18 months in half barrels of French oak, followed by an additional 18 months of bottle aging.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 105194

Casa Ermelinda Freitas

The Family: Founded in 1920 by Deonilde Freitas, and continued by Germana Freitas and later by Ermelinda Freitas, the company has always had a special interest in wine. On the early death of her husband, Manuel João de Freitas, Ermelinda took on the running of the company. In this she was helped by her only child, her daughter Leonor, who although untrained in the art of wine making took charge of the company, consolidating the already firmly female profile of the existing management structure. The company has, from its very beginnings, made the quality of its vineyards and wines a top priority. When the company first started, wines were produced and sold wholesale and unbranded. It was the current management that decided to take on the challenge that is involved in creating an own brand wine. 1997 was the year of the company’s new beginning in wine making, with red wine “Terras do Pó tinto”, being the first to be produced and bottled on the premises of the Ermelinda Freitas winery.

Achievement: On 10 June 2009 Leonor Freitas was awarded the Order of Merit for Agriculture, Commerce and Industry for the work she has carried out in this area, receiving the rank of Commander of Agricultural Merit from His Excellency the President of the Republic of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva.

Address

Casa Ermelinda Freitas – Vinhos, Lda.

Rua Manuel João de Freitas
Fernando Pó
2965-595 Águas de Moura
Portugal