Quinta do Couquinho Touriga Nacional Reserva Tinto 2020

Grape Varieties: In an integrated production system, this Reserve has at its origin the best grapes of the Touriga Nacional variety from Quinta do Couquinho.

Tasting Note: Deep purple color. Intense aroma with floral notes of violet, which highlights the very ripe black fruit with a predominance of blackberries and blueberries, associated with well-balanced notes of toasted wood and some cocoa. In the mouth it is voluminous, powerful but balanced, with smooth and persistent tannins, showing notes of black fruits, cocoa and sour cherry. An elegant but structured wine, of a high level, in perfect harmony where the unique characteristics of the grape variety stand out.

Vinification: The grapes were harvested by hand, at their ideal maturation point, looking for higher aromatic and polyphenolic concentrations. Vinification was carried out in a lagar, with foot treading, for greater extraction and maceration of the grapes, thus allowing the quality constituents present in their skins to pass smoothly into the wine. Subsequently, the must is transferred to stainless steel vats, where slight pumping over and prolonged macerations are carried out at controlled temperatures.

Ageing: After malolactic fermentation, the wine aged for 12 months in new French oak barrels, 1st and 2nd year.

Winemaker: Victor Rabaçal