Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca and Touriga Franca.
Enjoy
Red meat dishes as well as spicy and cured sheep cheeses.
Tasting Notes
Complex aroma, fruity with ripe blackberry, black plum, cedar and spices. Elegant, balanced, with a dense structure. It has a long finish, persistent and fruity
Consumption
17 - 19ºC
Wine Maker
Celso Pereira
Alcohol
13.5%
Weight
1.5
Bottle Size
750 ml
Awards
Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2014; Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 (2010);Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2011 (2008);.Commended International Wine Challenge 2011 (2008).
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