Product details
This wine is vinified at the Quinta da Leda winery, using grapes from the estate itself and adjacent vineyards in the high-altitude areas of the Douro Superior region. After destemming and gentle crushing, the grapes are transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place. A long maceration process is carried out at a controlled temperature to extract the compounds that contribute to the colour, aroma, flavour, and longevity of this wine. It is then aged in French oak barrels for approximately 18 months (75% new + 25% used for one year). The final blend is created based on a careful selection of the best wines, resulting from numerous tastings and analyses carried out during this period on the different batches and barrels. To preserve the highest quality, it is only filtered once before bottling.
Grape Varieties:
Touriga Franca,Touriga Nacional,Sousão,Tinta Roriz,Tinto Cão
Tasting Notes:
Deep ruby colour. Aroma of excellent intensity and complexity, ripe red and black fruit, notes of cocoa and chocolate, truffle and undergrowth, light spices such as pepper and clove, stony character and very well-integrated wood. On the palate, it has excellent volume, firm and high-quality tannins, well-integrated acidity, evident black fruit and spices, with an extremely long and powerful finish.
Store and Serve Advices:
Bottle stored horizontally. Although ready to drink now, it has a long aging potential and evolves well in the bottle. Optimal consumption time is 8-10 years after the harvest date (as indicated on the label). Decant for at least 1-2 hours before serving to aerate and separate sediments (after keeping the bottle upright for 24 hours). Recommended temperature: 16ºC to 18ºC. Consume within 24 hours of opening.
Food Pairing:
Ideal to accompany cheeses, red meat dishes and game.
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards:
. 19,5 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas;
. 98 points in Revista de Vinhos.
Disclaimer:
The photo shown is a copy of one of the bottles we have available for delivery. Keep in mind that the older the wine, the more likely the bottle will have some external dirt or slightly damaged labels. This does not mean, however, that the wine is not in a condition to be consumed.
The wines from our rarity zone are stored and air-conditioned in the most correct way so that the wine ages correctly in the bottle, but over time, the wine evolves and changes its characteristics.
We recommend that you carefully remove the cork and let the wine air for some time in order to release its natural aromas. Avoid decanting as it can be a very aggressive operation for old wines.
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