2024
Quinta do Vale Meão
€119.00
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Douro Tinto Quinta do Vale Meão 2024
How do the Olazabals manage to imbue their legendary top wine with such elegance year after year? And all this in the barren Douro Superior region, not far from the Spanish border. It is something of a wine miracle: trodden by foot for four hours in a granite lagar, then fermented in smaller vats (10 per cent as whole bunches, un-destemmed). Traditionally, the different grape varieties are fermented separately. The finished blend is then aged in 225-litre French oak barrels (35 per cent of which are new, the remaining 65 per cent in their second year).
Expressive with floral aromas, elderflower and violets. Very elegant, full-bodied and juicy, with a fine-grained tannin structure.
| vintage: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| region: | Douro |
| estate: | Vale Meao |
| type of wine: | red wine |
| taste: | dry |
| grape variety: | Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional |
| cuvée: | 50% Touriga Nacional, 40% Touriga Franca, 5% Tinta Barroca und 5% Tinta Roriz |
| aging: | Barrique |
| volume: | 0,75 l |
| degree of alcohol: | 13,5 % vol. |
| kj: | 346 je 100 g/ml |
| kcal: | 83 je 100 g/ml |
| carbohydrates: | 1 g je 100 g/ml |
| there of sugar: | 0,01 g je 100 g/ml |
| country of origin: | Portugal |
F. Olazabal & Filhos, Lda.
Quinta do Vale Meão
5150-501 Vila Nova de Foz Côa
PORTUGAL
When the grande dame of port, Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, acquired an impressive 300 hectares near the Spanish border in 1877, she laid the foundation for one of the most exciting quintas Portugal has to offer. North of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, the Douro River meanders, creating three different soil formations: stony alluvial, granite and slate combine to form a unique terroir covering 98 hectares of cultivated land. Since 1998, Dona Antónias great-great-grandson Francisco de Olazabal and his son of the same name have been producing outstanding quality wines here. The red grapes ripen in individual plots, are fermented separately and then blended into cuvées. The single-varietal tintos from Monte Meão also impress with their concentration and extraordinary elegance.
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