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Winery | Susana Esteban |
|---|---|
Grapes | Touriga Nacional |
Region | Douro |
Wine style | Portuguese Douro Red |
Alcohol content | 14.5% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | Concentrated red fruity but compact, almost monolithic switches between the delicacy of the fruit and intensely mineral profile surprising by the softness of its tannins, by the aromatic depth and by the vehemence of the structure. tense and serious, is a red rigorous and well-mannered that presents itself as fine and elegant. |
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
Douro Red wines range in style from light and fruity to lush and smooth to dark and dense with flavors of mature dark fruit, with herbal and schist.
The wines are often and inky purple due to the thickening of the skins from the intense summer heat of the region.
Most of the best made reds from the region come from the larger port houses where the skill of the winemakers go back for generations....
