Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte 2016

€ 220.00

Vinha da Ponte is a limited edition of only 4,200 bottles, plus some large-format bottles. It is only bottled in years when the wine reaches a high level of quality.

The color is opaque with dark purple hues. This red wine has a rich and intense aroma of fresh berries, some floral notes and hints of fresh herbs. The taste is fascinating and elegant in the beginning, later the wine becomes full and powerful, the tannins are perfectly balanced. A long, balanced and fruity aftertaste.

A charming, eye-catching wine that will evolve even further in the bottle.

Food pairing

Excellent wine for hearty meals with red grilled or roast meat, lamb and game dishes. This is also a wine with which you can perfectly finish a meal.

Grapes: Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional en 30 other varieties

Quinta do Crasto Vinha Ponte comes from one specific vineyard plot of Quinta do Crasto and consists of a mix of 80-year-old sticks. Mainly Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional grow, but also many other indigenous grape varieties. The grapes are trampled in one bowl, after which the wine ripens for 20 months in French oak barrels.

Alcoholcontent

14,5%

pH: 3,5

Store & Serve

Serve at 16-18°C

Drink from 2024 until 30 years after harvest year

Critics & Awards

96/100 - Robert Parker The Wine Advocate Tasted: 28-Feb-2019

The 2016 Vinha da Ponte, a field blend from very old vines (100 years), was aged in new French oak for 20 months. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol. Elegant and carefully concentrated—meaning you can feel the concentrated fruit but without jam and sloppiness—this brooding Ponte has a big kick on the finish. Powerful, intense and stern, it doesn't show a lot of expressive fruit compared to the Maria Teresa (despite some six hours of double decanting)—it never does when young. It typically develops later and always lacks Maria Teresa's lively personality overall. Despite its brooding nature, this still seems exceptional, though. It is a very fine Ponte that has the potential for long aging (perhaps even better than indicated) and development in the cellar. As with the 2016 Maria Teresa, I'm a little wary of this wine (it was only in bottle for 90 days and recently shipped to boot), but I'm leaning up a bit here. As Ponte goes, this was more expressive than normal, while retaining all of its typical concentration and power. This will be released sometime in 2020, but it sure won't be ready then. Try it around 2025-2027 for better results. Drink 2024-2050.

Tags: Quinta do Crasto - Douro