Portuguese Red Blend

Notes: Wine Spectator recently mused that Portugal is “the most exciting wine place on the planet.” And its southern, seaside enclave of Algarve is our pick for the country’s most exciting region – we think you’ll agree after a sip of this fantastic red. Winemaking talent Diogo Sepúlveda turned his ambitions to the Algarve, wanting to prove the sun-drenched, popular vacation destination could also grow award-winning wines. His Al-Ria (‘at the seaside’) blends heat-worshipping grapes Touriga...

THE WINE: With a century of expertise, Casa Ermelinda Freitas is one of Portugal’s most iconic estates. And Rocksand will show you why. It hails from the sandy Fernando Pó vineyard, where hot days ripen grapes to perfection and cool nights and coastal breezes help retain freshness. Aged for four months in French and American oak barrels and presented in a traditional, stout bottle, Rocksand won two top gold medals. Gilbert & Gaillard judges raved, “Expressive nose intermixing redcurrant,...

Our vineyards are planted in sunny gentle slopes of clay and limestone soils near Lisbon which, allied to the beneficial maritime influence, provide excellent conditions for the production of quality wines. This wine was produced with Castelao (35%), Tinta Roriz (25%), Syrah (25%) and Touriga Nacional (15%) grapes. Obtained through traditional fermentation and long maceration, it has aged in Portuguese new oak barrels for 4 months. - Winery

Colour: Very deep crimson Aroma: Wild bramble and dark plum fruit, sweet spices and mocha Taste: Very supple and smooth; ripe, red and black berry; spicy oaky notes Grape: Syrah-based blendAlcohol: 14%** Only 12 in Stock **

Colour: Very deep crimson Aroma: Wild bramble and dark plum fruit, sweet spices and mocha Taste: Very supple and smooth; ripe, red and black berry; spicy oaky notes Grape: Syrah-based blendAlcohol: 14%

The idea behind TWISTED is the creation of a pleasant, easy drinking red wine, keeping complexity, mineral notes and great depth, like the classic Douro wines.The label also tells a story: creation and illustration are done by the american animator Bill Plympton.Tasting Notes:Very vivid ruby color, of medium concentration. Vibrant in the nose, scented with a fresh and very expressive aroma in the wild fruit notes. Spices and tea leaves harmoniously linked with a balsamic profile, originate a...

Vineyard: Approximately 40 years old vines, co-planted and in equal quantities spread throughout 24 hectares of family owned fruit in the Cima-Corgo region. This Seventh Generation Estate is famous for producing some of the highest quality Port grapes that are still sold to the historic Port houses to this day. Production: Hand harvest at the beginning of September, native yeast, spontaneous fermentation in traditional schist lagars, foot pressed using 40% whole cluster and the rest in...

BACKGROUND: Quinta do Vale Meão was founded in 1877 by the legendary Dona Antònia Adelaide Ferreira and is owned today by her great-great-grandson Francisco “Xito” Olazabal. Vale Meão built its reputation supplying fruit to the famed 250-year-old Port house Ferreira. In 1952, its vineyards were chosen to create a revolutionary wine, which for decades would be the Douro’s only globally recognized table wine. Vale Meão began a new life in 1998 when Xito realized his dream of making his own wine...

Aroma:Concentrated, with intense mature red fruit aromas, hints of violets and "esteva" (a local Portuguese resinous bush). Taste:Good structure with matured round tannins and a long persistent finish. Vinification:The grapes, from both the younger vineyards (Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and Sousão - 80%) and older vineyards (over 70 years old - 20%), were fermented in 10 and 5 ton stainless steel tanks for a week. All wines were fermented under controlled temperature varying...

Aroma: Very concentrated, with balsamic oak notes, fig and black plum aromas, tobacco Taste: Full bodied, firm, mature and silky tannins Mineral notes and a very elegant, persistent and complex finish Vinification: Part of the grapes underwent the traditional process of foot treading in granite " The remaining grapes were vinified in 5 ton stainless steel vats, with controlled temperature and mechanical remontage for 9 days Varieties: Old Vines aged between 60 and 100 years more than 35...