Quinta do Crasto Vintage 2008

Grape Varieties: Old Vineyards

Tasting Note: Colour: Black. Aroma: Lifted aromas of very ripe and fresh red forest fruits; wild berries ; figs and blueberry. Extraordinary complexity. Palate: Very elegant and compact approach. Excellent volume, with very round and intense tannins that lead to a firm structure. Finishes very elegant with a aromatic explosion of wild berries fruit. The result is a complex, persistent and fresh wine, which can age in bottle for a long time.

Vinification: Grapes are hand picked in small plastic craters.100 % foot trodden in traditional stone ”lagares”. Natural yeast. Basket press. Fortified brandy is added to the must at 8º Baumé to stop the fermentation

Ageing: Two years in wood Port Casks.

Gastronomy: Serving temperature 14-16ºC.

Winemakers: Manuel Lobo and Tomás Roquette.

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