quinta de ramozeiros
douro valley, portugal
APPELLATION: Douro Valley
SUBREGION: Cima Corgo
PRODUCTION ZONE: Vacalar-Armamar
VIGNERON: António Sousa
WINEMAKER: Paulo J. Teixeira Barros
VARIETALS: 40% Touriga National, 30% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, 10% Tinta Borroca, 10% Sousão
VINEYARDS: Schist soils, terraced at 985-1,150 feet
VINIFICATION: Total stripping of the grapes, fermentation in granite 'lagar' for 8 days
AGING: 12 months; 60% French oak barrels, 40% Portuguese oak barrels
PRODUCTION: 5,000 bottles
PAIRINGS: A deep ruby with aromas of ripe, jammy red fruit and fresh, herbal notes. Complex and full bodied in the mouth with good structure and continued ripe red fruit flavors that linger on a long, balanced finish.