Quinta da Viçosa - Single Vineyard

2017
 Tasting notes
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Dense, full and spicy, this dark coloured wine shows vivid, intense, structured red and black fruits with a chocolatey, spicy edge. Well integrated acidity in the body of the wine, that together with retronasal aroma reveal a long and persistent finish.

Attributes
Grape Varieties Aragonez
Syrah
Type of Soil

Limestone
Harvest

By hand to small cases of 15 Kg
Winemaking

Grapes are de-stemmed and fermentation takes place in traditional shallow, open marble troughs known as lagares, where the grapes are foot trodden. Malolactic fermentation then takes place in second year barrels.
Ageing

12 months in new American oak half barrels
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Distinctions and awards
Robert Parker Wine Advocate 95/100 pts (Colheita 2017)
Decanter Magazine - 95/100 pts (2017 Harvest)
Wine Enthusiast 91/100 pts (2017 Harvest)
Revista VINHO Grandes Escolhas - Press Choice (2017 Harvest)
Revista Paixão Pelo Vinho, Muito Bom (Colheita 2017)
Robert Parker Wine Advocate 94/100 pts (2015 Harvest)
Wine Enthusiast 92/100 pts (2015 Harvest)
Wines & Spirits 94/100 pts (2012 Harvest)
Robert Parker Wine Advocate 92+/100 pts (2012 Harvest)
Wine Enthusiast 91/100 pts, Cellar Selection (2012 Harvest)
"This is special, and it should become more so with time".
 Mark Squires in Wine Advocate, Issue #244 Aug 2019
Perfect combination Regional roast beef with fois gras and mushrooms sauce, roasted potatoes and spinach puree
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