Quinta de la Rosa Red Wine 2021, Douro DOC, Portugal

Wine has been made in the Douro since Roman times, but it wasn’t until modern temperature control systems became widely available that high quality wine production was possible. Quinta de la Rosa was one of the first quintas in the Douro to make table wine from indigenous port grape varieties. 2021 vintage: Touriga Nacional (50%) and Touriga Franca (30%) with 15% Tinta Roriz, 5% Sousao all from La Rosa’s estate. Matured for 12 months in new mostly used (70%) French oak casks. Bottled in June 2023. Terroir: Still largely unexplored, the terroir in the Douro offers incredible opportunity. None more so than La Rosa’s, whose vines rise dramatically out of the river with the imposing Vale do Inferno vineyard, and climb steadily upwards to top out at 5oom with Lamelas, whose magnificent views overlook the very heart of the region. The estate’s grapes are category A – the very best the Douro has to offer. Most of La Rosa Estate Red’s grapes come from the Lamelas vineyard planted by Tim Bergqvist more than 30 years ago. Tasting notes: A typical Quinta de la Rosa wine, aromatically rich with a balance between ripe, fresh fruit and spices. On the palate it has a generosity of ripe grapes that is in perfectly harmony with the wine’s acidity. An elegant wine that also shows its Douro character.

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