Description
Quinta de La Rosa Grande Reserva 2021 is a sublime expression of the Douro terroir, reflecting the distinctive character of the property’s excellent vineyards, including the iconic Vale do Inferno. Made with 50% Touriga Nacional, 47% Touriga Franca, and 3% field-blend from old vines, the grapes were foot trodden in granite lagares for an evening before being transferred to stainless-steel vats for fermentation. It is then matured for 20 months in new (40%) and used (60%) French oak casks.
Tasting Notes :
The wine projects very dark core with purplish rim. Intensely aromatic with pure black fruit and Touriga’s floral aromas including violets and also bergamot. Lightly spiced and beautifully fragrant yet not lacking the dark, rocky Douro signature. Firm but already smooth tannins with a suggestion of dark chocolate on the finish. A finely modulated wine that you could drink fairly soon but also keep for a decade or more.
