Description
Red Wine Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinha da Francisca 2021
- Region: Douro
- Capacity: 75cL
- Grape varieties: Tinta Francisca; Touriga Franca; Sousão; Rufete; Touriga Nacional
- Alcohol content: 14.% Vol.
- Tasting notes: Intense aromas of red and black fruits, with subtle hints of spices and wood.
The palate is full-bodied and elegant, with fine tannins and a lingering finish.
- Harmonization: Pepper steak, Blue cheese, Truffles
- Other information: Contains sulphites.
- The grapes, harvested by hand, are carefully selected and destemmed before being trodden in granite presses. Fermentation takes place over 7 to 10 days at controlled temperatures, followed by malolactic fermentation and ageing for 18 months in 50% new French oak barrels.