O Produtor, tasting note published in May 15th 2021
Deep ruby colour. Intense and complex nose of red fruits, spices and pepper. Notes of bergamot and rock-rose in balance with the superb notes of ageing in barrels. In the mouth it has an excellent volume, very present and well integrated acidity, fine and intense tannins that make this wine long and full anticipating an excellent potential of aging in bottle.
Silk is the undoubted symbol of the highest quality, Silkworm is the animal that produces the thread of such high quality, so the name for this wine produced by Casa Agrícola Manuel Joaquim Caldeira. Classic, Intense, Elegant, Complex, Fresh, Rich, the more qualitative adjectives we can find the better we can describe this wine.
Field Blend” grapes from the oldest vineyards of Quinta dos Castelares at an altitude between 500-600 meters on schistous soils with a north-northeast orientation in order to obtain the necessary balance for a complex wine. Manual harvesting, total destemming and gentle crushing, fermentation in stainless steel vats where pre-fermentative cold maceration took place followed by alcoholic fermentation. During this period, gentle temperature controlled “pigeages” were carried out. A post-fermentative maceration was carried out in order to obtain a concentrated, aromatic and elegant wine. Ageing for 24 months in new French oak barrels of 225L
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106377
Quinta dos Castelares
A son of the land, passionate about agriculture. From a very young age, he made the vineyards, the Douro and its people, his life project. And so Quinta dos Castelares was born! Currently with 120 hectares, Casa Agrícola Manuel Joaquim Caldeira owns the brands Quinta dos Castelares and Fronteira. Two brands that have grown significantly in the four corners of the world, flying the flag of what is best produced in the Upper Douro. Manuel Caldeira feels like an accomplished man, promising day after day to continue his legacy.
