Red Wine

Quinta dos Carvalhais

Harvest 2021, 75cl

Dão

Quinta dos Carvalhais

Quinta dos Carvalhais Colheita is an exceptional red wine from the Dão region, representing the pinnacle of elegance and richness. Inheriting ancient knowledge, Quinta dos Carvalhais combines experience with innovation to create very elegant wines, with flavors of intense delicacy and the unique personality of the region.

Vinification: The grapes were harvested by grape variety and plot, followed by rigorous qualitative selection. After gentle destemming and pressing, the grapes are gravity-fed into small stainless steel tanks with temperature control, where they are vinified, variety by variety. Alcoholic fermentation lasted about 8 days, at an average temperature of around 27ºC.

Maturation: 60% of the wine aged for 8 months in used 225-liter French oak barrels, with the remainder aging in stainless steel tanks. After aging, the wine underwent slight fining and filtration before bottling, without cold stabilization treatment, which may cause sediment formation during bottle aging.

Friends gather, laughter fills the air, stories are revisited. Time stands still in that special place. There’s nothing like perfect company for a memorable meal. And because life’s good things taste even better with a wine to match, surprise your friends and invite Quinta dos Carvalhais Colheita Tinto to join your table.

A very versatile wine that pairs well with both simple and more elaborate dishes. Excellent with meat dishes, game, and various types of creamy cheeses. Try it with beef carpaccio with rosemary and honey vinaigrette.

Open the bottle an hour before serving to allow the wine to breathe and present itself at its best. If the wine has been bottled for more than five years, decanting is recommended.

Awards:

89/100 Robert Parker
Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2020

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Sogrape Vinhos

Sogrape Vinhos was born of the will and courage of a group of friends. In the difficult economic and political environment of 1942, they decided to stake everything on the visionary talents of one man. This man had the vision to create and develop an innovative wine company with a difference, one which could make and promote Portuguese wines on a global scale.

This vision belonged to Fernando van Zeller Guedes, whose character and forceful personality paved the way for a successful venture that many believed was doomed to fail from the outset. The unparalleled foresight and vision of Sogrape’s founder, resulted in the creation of the first global Portuguese wine brand – Mateus Rosé. Sold in over 120 countries, this proved to be such a resounding commercial success that it provided the decisive momentum for the growth as well as affirming the leadership of which the Company is so proud. The willingness to innovate and the ambition to do things differently – along with respect for tradition and the values of ethics and responsibility – marked the birth of an organization that has proved capable of preserving its founder’s vision and adapting to inevitably changing times. Today, led by the third generation of the founding family, Sogrape Vinhos is ever more closely dedicated to meeting the founding objective: to bring the world quality Portuguese wine brands, with sufficient volume to satisfy the needs of different market segments.

From the pioneering days of buying barrels of wine from small producers in the Douro for processing and bottling in a rented cellar in Vila Real, Sogrape Vinhos has steadily grown. Continuous investment has expanded and developed the company’s assets and workforce to such a degree that Sogrape Vinhos owns over 830 hectares of vineyards in all the key Portuguese wine regions. Nowadays, the full scope of Sogrape Vinhos is clearly demonstrated by the breadth and weight of its portfolio. At first glance, what immediately stands out is the presence of two major global Portuguese wine brands – Mateus Rosé and Sandeman as well as the prestigious wines of Porto Ferreira and Offley. Added to which are the renowned specialist brands that represent the major Portugese wine regions. Beginning with the most famous Portuguese wine of all, Barca Velha, the pride of Casa Ferreirinha (Douro) and continuing with the elegant wines of Quinta dos Carvalhais (Dão), the vibrant Herdade do Peso (Alentejo), the fresh Vinhos Verdes of Quinta de Azevedo and Gazela, and the multi-regional Grão Vasco, to name but a few.

To tell the story of Sogrape Vinhos it is essential to retrace the origins and evolution of the plan conceived by this visionary man. And then to appreciate how his successors have inherited his values and pursued them with dedication, vigour and expertise to grow and develop Portugal’s leading wine company. Above all, the achievements of such a large team are promoted with pride and sustained by the ambition to innovate and enhance all that Sogrape Vinhos has to offer.

Address

Sogrape Vinhos S.A.

Aldeia Nova
4430 – 809 Avintes
Vila Nova de Gaia

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