Winemaker's Notes:
#42 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2011
Blend of Alfrocheiro
(early ripening Dão grape with good
color, rich tannin, and balance of
strawberry-like fruit and acidity),
Tinta Roriz (aka Tempranillo in Spain, an
early ripening varietal which produces good
yields and flavors reminiscent of red fruits, plums, strawberries and blackberries. It has firm
tannins and responds well to oak aging) and Touriga Nacional (One of Portugal's signature
grapes, indigenous to the Dão. It has firm, rich color and complex aromas of raspberries,
ripe blackcurrants, savory herbs, violets and licorice.). |