REGION | Portugal, Douro |
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VARIETAL | Blend |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 14.0% |
List price: | $18.69 |
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Sale price: | $14.29 |
You save: | $4.40 (24%) |
Notes | |||
"This wine is made from traditional Douro red grape varieties: 30%Tinta Roriz, 35%Touriga Nacional, 10%Tinta Barroca and 25%Touriga Franca. It is produced to be a fresh, fruity, easy-to-drink wine. Deep ruby in color with very ripe red fruit aromas. Very fruity on the palate, with good structure and light tannins which make it a very pleasant wine." —winemaker Wine Anthology Team Review-Another great value blend from Douro, Portugal. The winemaker went above and beyond with creative barrel ageing to achieve a vivid and powerful blend for the money. A true value. Enjoy! |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The 2017 Tinto, in bottle about four months when first seen, is a blend of Tinta Roriz (30%), Touriga Franca (25%), Touriga Nacional (35%) and Tinta Barroca (10%). About 15% (a deliberate increase from what used to be a nominal 5%) of the blend was aged in second use French oak for six months, the rest in tank. Crasto's idea with the increase in oak going forward is to change the wine's texture a bit and add a bit of gravitas. This has come together really well since last seen, fleshing out, showing a bit more power and (most importantly) vivid flavor. I'm not sure if this will hold serve throughout its useful life, but at the moment, it is worth leaning up on this succulent but fresh Tinto. It comes in at 14% alcohol." —Wine Advocate |