Quinta De La Rosa Tinto Cão Tinto

Description

**Quinta de La Rosa** **PRODUCTION** 100% Tinta Cão from old vines. Grapes foot-trodden in granite lagares, aged for 12 months in French oak barrels (100% previously used). Bottled in August 2021. **TERROIR** The Douro, despite being a very ancient region, still has much to explore thanks to its vast size and enormous diversity of terroirs. Quinta de La Rosa is a good example of this diversity, with vineyards ranging from around 100 metres, beside the river in the imposing Vale do Inferno, up to 500 metres altitude in the Lamelas vineyard. We also have a range of sun exposures, east, north and south, and a great diversity of grape varieties. Always with a privileged view over the Douro River, all of the Quinta's grapes are A-rated, the best the region has to offer. The poor, schistous soils, combined with very varied topography, favour full-bodied wines with excellent levels of minerality, acidity and freshness. This combination of complexity and power, achieved with good ripeness, along with the elegance and freshness so characteristic of our Quinta, has made our wines famous. Our wines show elegance in expressing their terroir without excess in ripeness, extraction, tannin or wood. **HARVEST** Abundant rains in the winter months replenished the water table, which was good for the vines. Unfortunately, luck was not on our side, and on 31 May we were hit by a severe hailstorm. Our Vedeal vineyards suffered the most, with a loss of nearly 50% of our production, which is very unusual. The rest of our vineyards were not affected. While much of Western Europe was burning, the Douro experienced a relatively cool summer with normal temperatures. At the end of August we had a few days of extreme temperatures, but by the 28th the heat had subsided, providing ideal ripening conditions. It was exciting to see our newly planted vineyards begin to produce, especially the Alvarinho, which was harvested on 26 August. This was followed by a complicated and lengthy harvest due to periods of rain. Fortunately, we are small enough to start and stop picking, ensuring we only harvest the grapes when they are ready. We finally concluded on Monday, 4 October. Thanks to good viticultural practices, the grapes held up very well and, despite the rain, there were virtually no signs of rot. Our winemaker, Jorge Moreira, is pleased with the overall quality. **Allergen information** Contains sulphites. SKU: 106960

Vintage

2019

Food pairing

Red meat, game, cheese

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Quinta de la Rosa

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