Quinta da Alorna Marquesa Grande Reserva 2016 Red

€ 32.00

Good integration of wild fruits such as blackberries, raspberries and a fragrant floral touch of wild flowers. Supplemented with notes of spices, chocolate and the scent of new wood. Attractive and rich, dominated by forest fruits and the vanilla and spicy character of French oak. Despite firm tannins leading to a unique structure, it has a velvety texture. This is one of the great red wines from the Tagus region. A wine to drink now or keep.

Food pairing

Delicious with grilled meat, game and spicy red meat.

Grapes : Touriga Nacional 40%, Touriga Franca 25%, Castelão 20%, Syrah 15%

Grapes are crushed and destemmed, followed by pre-fermentative maceration at a controlled temperature of 15ºC. This is followed by fermentation in stainless steel vats at a temperature of 23ºC and a subsequent maceration for about two weeks. Before bottling, this wine matures for 12 months in new French oak barrels. After filling, it stays in the bottle for 6-12 months.

Sitting majestically in the Tejo region, Quinta da Alorna has a wide array of vineyards which are worked in a sustainable and socially responsible way, looking after both the land and the workers. Portugal's trump card is its wide array of toothsome indigenous varieties and they are put to good work here. Aromatic Fernao Pires, tight, minerally Arinto and the Portuguese iteration of Tempranillo, Tinto Roriz, are amongst the bevy of blindingly tasty components that they have to work with and the result is an accomplished range of distinctly Portuguese wines.

Store & Serve

Serve at 15-17°C. Drink to 12 after harvest year

Alcoholcontent

14%vol