Quinta da Devesa Superior Touriga Nacional

Reviews and awards:
16.5 points Grandes Escolhas Wine;
16 points Wine Magazine.

Intense and concentrated, with a refined tannic structure, Touriga Nacional stands out for its delicacy. It is the result of a rigorous selection of the best plots of Quinta da Devesa. The aroma reveals balsamic notes of oak, very ripe red fruits, and violet. On the palate, it is concentrated, with a long and fresh finish.

The vineyards at Quinta da Devesa are managed using sustainable farming practices, in accordance with the guidelines of Integrated Production of Sustainable Agriculture, certified by an independent organization recognized by the Portuguese State.

Careful selection of the best grapes, with manual harvesting. Foot treading in granite lagares (traditional stone troughs). Destemming and crushing with 100% of the grapes destemmed. After the temperature reaches 20/22º, fermentation begins, which is maintained at a controlled temperature always between 22 and 25º, for 5 to 7 days. Short pump-overs every 3 hours. Delestage and pump-overs with aeration. Post-fermentation maceration for 1 to 2 days. Aging for 12 months in new French oak barrels and a minimum of 12 months of aging in the bottle.

TASTING NOTES: Touriga Nacional is the noblest grape variety of the Douro. Intense and concentrated, with a refined tannin structure, Touriga Nacional distinguishes itself by its delicacy. It is the result of a strict selection of the best plots of Quinta da Devesa. The aroma reveals balsamic notes of oak, ripe red fruits and violet. On the palate it is concentrated, with a long and fresh finish. As a natural product, the wine is subject to sediment formation with age. Serve with care.