Quinta Nova Unoaked Colheita 2022 Red

€ 15.66

It is a unique and wood free blend of the main grape varieties of Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. It's a wine of authentic and intense flavor that demonstrates not needing a barrel to be sophisticated. However, it is not the only sense palate in a large glass of wine that interests us, it is also its ruby color and its youthful aroma, lush and mineral, a magnificent balance between the fruit, the dense structure and the alcohol. The texture is so juicy and easy drinking that you imagine yourself in the vineyard itself. In Portugal, this wine is always one of the best samples of wine without wood, a promise that can be enjoyed early or keep in the cellar and develop for five to seven years more

Food Pairing

Delicious with lasagna, pizza, spicy and roasted meat dishes, savory vegetable soups, burgers, roasted vegetables, strong fragrant spices such as cinnamon, fennel, anise, cumin and rosemary. Great with fresh white mould cheese, crispy radishes with a spicy dip and of course with grilled pink lamb or pigeon

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz & Tinto Cão

Grapes selection at the entrance of the cellar. Total stripping with cold premaceration and fermentation (8ºC) in stainless-steel tanks for 4 days (24-26 °C). Three “delastages” a day to extract soft and structuring tanins and to keep the black and blue fruity aromas. Ageing in stainless-steel vats of 25000L.

Harvest from the 24th of August till the September 30th. Lack of rainfall, considerably below average, throughout the growing season, in winter and spring, complemented by high temperatures, had a significant impact on the evolution of the vines. Dry leaves and small bunches appeared at a relatively early stage in the development of the vegetative cycle, compared to previous years. Several difficulties were expected, but we were surprised by the adaptability and impressive resilience of our vines. Given this situation, we were obliged to irrigate the soil from July onwards, which made it possible to resolve part of the water

deficit. This practice ensured homogeneous and balanced evolution of the maturation. It was not possible to increase the volume of the grapes, but we achieved almost perfect acidity/Ph/sugar ratios. The smaller amount of must, due to the fact that the same amount of skin and seeds corresponded to less pulp, delivered higher tannin and anthocyanin indices. The rainfall in early September helped the vines recover and ensured an almost perfect end of maturation, which made it possible to obtain harmonious and complex red wines with ample fruit, that have a firm and very elegant character, and a long finish that fully reflect their terroir.

Alcoholcontent

14%vol

Store & Serve

Serve at 16° - 17°C. Can be drunk up to 7 years after the harvest year