Highly concentrated red wine, with balsamic notes and aromas of ripe red forest fruit and a hint of toast. A very fresh red wine, with a subtle spiciness and a persistent taste reminiscent of red fruit, complemented by a mild vegetable flavor in the complex aftertaste 
 
Food pairing
Ideal for all kinds of meat, especially grilled meat dishes.
  

Highly concentrated red wine, with balsamic notes and aromas of ripe red forest fruit and a hint of toast. A very fresh red wine, with a subtle spiciness and a persistent taste reminiscent of red fruit, complemented by a mild vegetable flavor in the complex aftertaste 

 

Food pairing

Ideal for all kinds of meat, especially grilled meat dishes.

  

Grapes: Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela (Trincadeira), Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca.

Grapes from old vines of around 100 years old with more than 34 different grape varieties

After a 14-day fermentation with very little extraction, the grapes ripen for about 18 months in 2nd year French oak barrels

     

Alcoholcontent

13,5 %vol

 

Store & Serve

Serve at 17 °C

Can be drunk up to 20 years after harvest

Critics & Awards

94/100 - Revista Adega Tasted: Sep 2022

93/100 - Falstaff Tasted: Aug 2022

93/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Nov 2020

From one of the highest vineyards in the Vallado estate, the wine is a field blend. Beautifully structured with velvet tannins and poised black fruits, the wine is luscious while also having a fine core of ageworthy tannins. The wine needs to age, so don't drink it before 2023. Roger Voss

 

Tags: Quinta do Vallado - Douro