Winemaking: Vinificated at the small dedicated Quinta de Roriz winery. The grapes were picked by hand and the bunches were manually sorted. The grapes were inoculated with selected yeast and maceration was achieved through pumping over. Fermentation temperatures were kept between 22 and 24ºC. Ageing in stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels of 400 L.
Tasting Notes: Deep garnet colour. Red fruit, raspberry and cherry. mineral touch and appealing spicy notes.
Store and Serve Advices: Ready for drinking now, although it has the ageing potential to develop further in bottle for another two to three years. Will benefit from cellaring for between 6 and 12 months.
Food Pairing: This wine finely accompanies red meats, roast beef and grilled meats.
Reviews and Awards: . 89 points in Robert Parker; . 17 points in Revista de Vinhos; . 16,5 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas.
90 pts Robert Parker - Color of dry straw, vegetable aroma with good notes of tree bark. More expressive fruit in the mouth, good acidity, all have distinctive style...
The grape variety unfolds with abundant notes of red fruits, accompanied by a subtle floral tendency. Full-bodied, but elegant, juicy and long-lasting in the end of...
89 pts Robert Parker - Complex aromas of red fruit, with earthy notes. The firm tannins are smooth from prolonged contact with the clay, and the finish is long and fresh.
16 pts Revista de Vinhos - Intense Ruby colour. Intense aroma of red fruit and chocolate. In the mouth it is fresh with a smooth body and elegant tannins. Very...
16,5 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Deep red colour. Intense and complex aromas of flowers and ripe blackberry fruits, chocolate and spices. In the mouth it's round and...
90 pts Robert Parker - This wine has an atractive pink colour with red fruit aromas and a nice floral nuance. With very good acidity in the mouth, and the same fruit...
16 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Lemon color. Aroma of apricot, peach, white flowers and pear notes. Stone fruit and lemon. Balanced, medium-bodied with a lingering...
89 pts Robert Parker - Has about 10% of Baga grapes. Very good fruit around it light but very pleasant to taste. Good mousse, fine, good acidity and long...
18 pts Revista de Vinhos - Very deep and purple color, very complex and distinct flavors, where fruity and floral nature predominates with spicy notes, black...
16 pts Revista de Vinhos - The intense varietal aromas emerge, ripple plum, blueberries and floral hints. It has richness, concentration of plumy fruit...
17,5 pts Revista de Vinhos - With a dense purple colour, features fine and delicate floral notes enveloped by exuberant ripe fruit. A superb set and...
90 pts Robert Parker - Brownish red colour with nuances. Clean scent, envolved, intensity and showing some complexity, some hints of tobacco and charcoal, this...
Clear deep violet red color with a hint of purple. On the nose it is sweet and elegant, very intense, showing great aromatic complexity. The freshness of the floral...
16 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - It is full of youth, an intense and fruity aroma. The aroma is concentrated with notes of red fruits. It is full bodied with a complex...
Fresh and elegant wine, very balanced at the same time it's complex. In the mouth is a very attractive wine, marked by red fruits in the aroma delicately. The tannins...
16,5 pts Revista de Vinhos - Vegetable notes of moss and bark, light floral, fruit present in the background. Good design in the mouth, with elegance, with good...
89 pts Robert Parker - Delicate and elegant aroma with good notes of wild berries, a vegetable touch that gives some claw. It is especially full-bodied, but polished...
Ruby color, rich and very balanced nose, with notes of fruit, juniper, chocolate, very fine and complex. Seductive mouth with velvety tannins, scoring points with...
90 pts Robert Parker - Deep purple in colour with plenty of black fruit character on the nose and touches of raspberries and ripe plums. Medium bodied on the palate...
17,5 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - It has a concentrated aroma to very ripe red fruits surrounded by balsamic notes of oak. In the mouth is fleshy, potent and...
18 pts Revista de Vinhos - Delicate and elegant aroma, with red fruit and spices, balsamic notes, very fresh. Deep and intense, with a very long finish. In the...
89 pts Robert Parker - Citrus colour, aroma with citrus and tropical aromas with an unusual balance between the acidity, the sweetness and the low 9% alcohol concentration.
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