Quinta Do Crasto Vintage Port Porto Portugal
Quinta Do Crasto Vintage Port Porto Portugal
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Opaque in colour. The nose shows expressive notes of wild berry fruit. The palate starts in a vigorous way and evolves into a compact, solid, concentrated wine. Massive, yet elegant tannins are perfectly integrated with retro-nasal aromas of wild berry fruit and light notes of fresh spice. This is a very engaging wine, with a lingering finish, and offers a long ageing potential.
Quinta do Crasto, located in the heart of the Douro Valley, is the guardian of a long tradition that finds its highest expression in its Vintage Ports. Produced only in very special years, these wines are born from old vines that embody the diversity and richness of the Douro's native grape varieties. After two years of ageing in old oak casks, the finest wines from a single harvest are carefully selected to be bottled unfiltered, preserving all their aromatic intensity, firm structure, and the authentic character of the terroir.
Critics & Recognition
★ 98 pts — Wine Advocate (Vinha Maria Teresa) | ★ Platinum — Decanter World Wine Awards (Touriga Nacional) | ★ 94 pts — Wine Advocate (Reserva Old Vines) | On the wine list at The Wilderness, Birmingham — a Michelin-starred restaurant — and Clos Maggiore, London — one of the world's most celebrated wine restaurants
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Details
| Winemaker | Miguel Roquette |
|---|---|
| Country of Origin | Portugal |
| Grapes | |
| Region | Douro |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| ABV | 20.0% |
| Style | Dessert & Fortified Wine |
| Food Pairings |
Characteristics
Click & Collect Locations
- ✅ Athlone Store
- ✅ Mullingar HQ
Miguel Roquette
The Duoro Valley in Portugal is one of the most improbable regions for grape growing in the wold. Sheer cliffs overlook the sleepy river as it cuts its way from Spain to the Atlantic and soils of crumbling, flaky schist withstand tortuously hot summers and skin-cracking winters. But clinging to the valley sides, at gasp-inducing angles, is the stunning vineyard of the Quinta do Crasto run by brothers Miguel and Tomas Roquette. The vineyard sits high-up on the northern side of the Douro, thus at a southerly aspect to the sun. The wines from just across the river tend to be more tannic and austere due to poorer sunlight, while the Crasto brother’s wines are deeper, fruitier and much more intense. This is why we visit any new vineyards that we work with. It is just so important to witness all those particulars that conspire to make a plot remarkable rather than just acceptable.
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