Q Grande Reserva 2015
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Mark Squires
Q Grande Reserva Red
Q Grande Reserva is the selection of our best local grapes, famous for their small, fragrant fruits, to craft an age worthy wine that is both generous and balanced. Perfect to accompany a rich table in the celebration of great deeds with family and friends.
2015
TASTING NOTES
Colour
Dark purple
AROMA
The nose presents us a blackberry and plum fruit with a touch of spice.
PALATE
A rich, intense and powerful wine. The palate is full of dark fruit and chocolate that persist to a long tannic finish.
Technical Information
Grape Varieties
Tinta Roriz (47%), Touriga Franca (40%), Touriga Nacional (13%)
SPECIFICATIONS
Alcohol – 14% Total Acidity – 5(g/l) pH – 3,61 Contains sulfites
Winemaking Details
Our Grande Reserva is the wine we have the most fun making every year. It is also the hardest to make, yet the easiest! The easiest because we simply have to select the very best lots to blend and make it happen. The hardest because it is extremely difficult to achieve everything perfect from amazing fruit through harvest, vinification and aging. So many little details can go wrong, but yet, in the end, we have the challenge to select the very best barrels to include in this exclusive blend that will reflect the very best expression of our 2015 harvest. This wine will reward you if you keep it in your cellar for the next 2 decades, but if you decide to open it in the next 2 years, give it a quick decanting before serving to improve the aromas complexity.
Winemaker:
Teresa Batista
FOOD PAIRING
Grilled lamb chops, marinated meat, stuffed mushrooms
