Portugal
Nose: strawberry, plum, blackberry, undergrowth, dark chocolate... The palate is round, with robust, well-integrated tannins. The notes on the nose are echoed on the palate, enhanced by spicy aromatics. Very long, and superb aging potential.
Predominantly Touriga Nacional, a blend of 49 grape varieties from 75-year-old vines, farmed organically and planted across several plots on granite soils with a South-facing exposure in the village of Pinhanços. The grapes were harvested by hand. Vinification: total destemming, crushing, 6 days of maceration, pressing, fermentation in large open top granite vats (called lagar in Portugal), then transferred to French oak barrels—without new oak—for 18 months of aging. Bottled at the estate.
Álvaro de Castro has been at the helm of Quinta da Pellada since 1980, a centuries-old estate whose first traces date back to… 1527! Trained as an engineer, he made the bold move to leave everything behind to fully dedicate himself to the success of Quinta da Pellada… a winning bet. Viticulture and winemaking quickly paid off, and Álvaro revived a family tradition that had been interrupted for...
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