Gravuras do Côa Reserva Red

Wine Region– Douro – Portugal

Climate

Mostly a continental climate with very cold winters and very hot summers.

Location of the vineyard

Douro.

Grounds

Schist pre-Cambrian, and archaic, with some granitic spots.

Castes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz.

Wine Making

Manual grape picking, with good maturation criteria where the grapes are carefully selected. Pelicular maceration and alcoholic fermentation with control of the temperature. Maceration post-fermentative followed by malolactic fermentation. Ageing in French and American oak.

Tasting Notes

Ruby colored, patches of violet, aroma of red fruit and black jam, with balsamic touches, notes of toast, vanilla and chocolate, structured and dense but at the same time elegant and persistent.

Alcohol –14 % vol.

Gastronomy

Ideal for meats and hunted meats, cheeses, typical Portuguese food, Mediterranean.

Recommended temperature 18-20C.

Enology

António J. Bastos