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Red Wine
Quinta dos Carvalhais
Touriga Nacional 2018, 75cl
Dão

20,86
approx. £17.34

 13.5%

 Good ageing

 Serve at 16º-18º

 Burgundy

17/20  Revista de Vinhos

 

O Produtor, tasting note published in September 23rd 2019

This wine presents a ruby red colour. It is an intense, complex and elegant wine. The notes of ripe black fruit, delicate floral nuances and touches of bush giving freshness, are very well involved in a set in which the stage in barrels only adds more complexity. In the mouth it is harmonious and balanced, with soft tannins giving structure and strength to the wine. There are also aromas of sous bois, forest and fruit, aromas that are maintained in a long and persistent finish.

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Quinta dos Carvalhais

Quinta dos Carvalhais Touriga Nacionalis a monovarietal wine, which presents itself as an excellent example of the noblest Dão red grape varieties, being released only in years of exceptional quality. Quinta dos Carvalhais represents the best of the Dão. Heir to ancient knowledge it combines experience with innovation to create wines of great elegance, intense and delicate, which reflect the diversity and enormous potential of the region.
Grapes from 3 different vineyards of Touriga Nacionalwere used and harvested separately. The grapes are unloaded from 20kg boxes directly into the destemmer-crusher, falling by gravity into small stainless steel vats, equipped with automatic pumping-over and temperature control. Here the alcoholic fermentation took place for about 8 days at an average temperature of about 27ºC. The Touriga Nacionalfrom one of the vineyards remained in post fermentative maceration for a further 20 days.
This wine spent 12 months in new and used 225 litre French barriques. The final blend was made with the aim of expressing the high quality of Touriga Nacionalas well as the unique characteristics of the Dão Region. The wine underwent a light fining and filtration prior to bottling. In order to preserve its highest quality, it was bottled without cold stabilisation treatment, which may cause deposit formation during bottle ageing.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 101215

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.

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Sogrape Vinhos S.A.

Aldeia Nova
4430 – 809 Avintes
Vila Nova de Gaia