CRASTO SUPERIOR RED
The name of this wine is related with our new project located at the Douro Superior region near Castelo Melhor, on a beautiful property named Quinta da Cabreira where we have 100 hectares of young vines.
Excellent approach, with upfront fruits leading to fine grain tannins on the palate with excellent length and texture...
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The name of this wine is related with our new project located at the Douro Superior region near Castelo Melhor, on a beautiful property named Quinta da Cabreira where we have 100 hectares of young vines. Excellent approach, with upfront fruits leading to fine grain tannins on the palate with excellent length and texture. | |
| Features | |
| Grape variety/varieties | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousão and Old Vines |
| Soil | Schist |
| Region | Douro Valley (north of Potugal) |
| Vinification techniques | |
| Grapes come from the Douro Superior Region from our Quinta da Cabreira . Are hand picked and transported to the winery in small plastic crates. Prior to destemming they are put on a conveyor belt in order to carefully select the best quality fruit for the fermentation. The fermentation is carried out in open plunging tanks along with a number of specially designed fermentation vessels which enhance the mouth feel of the wine. Near completion of primary fermentation the skins are pressed with a basket press in order to extract soft tannins from the skins with all pressing combined with the free run. | |
| Ageing | |
| 12 months in 225 litres French oak barrels. | |
