Montes Claros Garrafeira Red 2017
18 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Limpid aspect and garnet colour with deepness. Good aromatic intensity, with the prominence of red fruits notes, coffee, chocolate and spices. Soft flavour, with a fruity freshness, excellent structure, fast spice astringency and toasted. Balance, elegance and persistence in the end.
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Quantity
Em Stock
Type
Red Wine
Region
Alentejo
Varieties
Trincadeira,Aragonêz,Syrah,Touriga Nacional
Year
2017
Bottle Size
750 ml
Volume
15%
Winemaker
Óscar Gato

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Winemaking:
In the 2005 harvest appears the first Montes Claros wine with indicative “Garrafeira”. It was elaborated from a previous selection of old vines installed in chalky clay ground, with a rigorous control of the grape production and the evolution of the maturation in each grape. This process involved particularly the grape growers associates, which had an additional care to produce grapes of extra quality. The alcoholic fermentation was in inox vats, the maceration was during 10 days, under a temperature control of 24ºC. The malolactic fermentation occurred French oaks of first use, American and chestnut oak, followed a period of repose of 12 months in the same barrels. After fast filtration, occurred the bottling and a final period of 30 months in bottle.

Grape Varieties:
Trincadeira,Aragonêz,Syrah,Touriga Nacional

Tasting Notes:
Limpid aspect and garnet colour with deepness. Good aromatic intensity, with the prominence of red fruits notes, coffee, chocolate and spices. Soft flavour, with a fruity freshness, excellent structure, fast spice astringency and toasted. Balance, elegance and persistence in the end.

Store and Serve Advices:
Temperature of 16-17ºC. This wine can immediately be consumed, or be served in 10 years.

Food Pairing:
Best served with red meat, regional sweets.

Allergens:
Contains sulphites.

Reviews and Awards:
. 18 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas;
. 17,5 points in Revista de Vinhos;
. The Press Choice Award 2023;
. Silver medal Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2015 (Other vintages);
. Silver medal International Wine Challenge 2015 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2014 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal International Wine Challenge 2014 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Mundus Vini 2014 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Challenge International du Vin 2013 (Other vintages);
. Silver medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 (Other vintages);
. Silver medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Mundus Vini 2013 (Other vintages);
. Silver medal Selection Mondiale des Vins Canada 2013 (Other vintages);
. Silver medal Vinalies Internationales 2013 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Vinalies China 2013 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2012 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 (Other vintages);
. Gold medal Mundus Vini 2012 (Other vintages).

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Montes Claros Garrafeira Red 2017

18 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Limpid aspect and garnet colour with deepness. Good aromatic intensity, with the prominence of red fruits notes, coffee, chocolate and spices. Soft flavour, with a fruity freshness, excellent structure, fast spice astringency and toasted. Balance, elegance and persistence in the end.
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