Vintage 2016 Wine Enthusiast
93/100
Vintage 2016 Wine Enthusiast Review
Wine Enthusiast
Vintage Port
A very limited quantitiy was produced with our best grapes of the 2016 harvest. Bottled 2 years after the harvest, the Vintage Port will keep developing inside the bottle and your patience will be rewarded after a few decades.
2016
TASTING NOTES
Colour
Dark ruby with some violet nuances
AROMA
Lush plum, primary grape and blueberry combined with a notes of spices. Fresh and intense.
PALATE
Dense and powerful fruit, well balanced and voluminous with very rich tannins. It is robust and compact with leaves no questions about the very long aging potential.
Technical Information
Grape Varieties
Touriga Franca (30%), Touriga Nacional (20%), Tinta Roriz (15%), Sousão (5%), Tinto Cão (5%), Tinta Barroca (5%) Others (20%)
SPECIFICATIONS
Alcohol – 19,5% Total Acidity – 4,40(g/l) pH – 3,79 Residual Sugar – 84(g/L)
Winemaking Details
Viticulture: 2016 was another atypical year. The winter was warmer, January and February wetter. The spring months were cooler than normal but also extremely rainy. Then came a hot dry summer and a dry harvest period which began mid-late September, after a welcome light rainfall that gave the grapes that last bit of freshness before harvest. Fermentation: Fermented in stainless steel tanks for 5 days, with maceration occurring at up to 28ºC. 100% destemmed grapes. Unfiltered. Winemaker: Cláudia Quevedo
FOOD PAIRING
Chocolate, blue cheese
