2023
Quinta do Vale Meão
€110.00*
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Douro Tinto Quinta do Vale Meão 2023
How do the Olazabals manage to produce such elegance in their legendary top wine every year? And that in the barren Douro Superior, not far from the Spanish border. It is a small wine miracle: trodden for four hours in granite lagars, fermented in smaller vats (10% as whole grapes, not destemmed). Traditionally, the different grape varieties are fermented separately. The finished blend is then aged in 225-litre French oak barrels (35% of which are unused, the remaining 65% in their second year). Highly concentrated, enormously complex and perfectly balanced.
| region: | Douro |
|---|---|
| vintage: | 2023 |
| estate: | Vale Meao |
| type of wine: | red wine |
| taste: | dry |
| grape variety: | Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional |
| cuvée: | Touriga Nacional (60%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Barroca (10%) und Tinta Roriz (5%) |
| aging: | Barrique |
| volume: | 0,75 l |
| degree of alcohol: | 14 % 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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