Quinta do Noval Reserva Tinto 2020

Intense and concentrated, with a thin tannin structure, it is distinguished by its delicacy, a characteristic of the Quinta do Noval style. It is the product of a rigid selection among the best lots produced by our property in a given year. This wine is delicious as a young man, but also matures well in cellar.
An authentic wine from the Douro Valley.

Vintage characteristics
After a dry winter, the 2018 harvest was characterized by very low temperatures and high rainfall until half summer, and a hot summer and dry summer. The flowering started late, but in good condition.
After a prolonged summer period, high temperatures and limited water conditions were ideal for the richness of films of the films and for ideal ripening of grapes.
When the harvest, the sanitary state was excellent.
Harpses took place between September 5 and October 13, with favorable weather conditions, very high temperatures and without precipitation. The harvest produced high quality wines, with a good level of sugar, acidity and phenolic compounds.
In general, all wines produced this year are very good,
Even excellent.

Proof note
This wine has a loaded color, almost opaque and an intense nose with wild fruits, raspberry and spices. It reveals mineral notes, well integrated to those of wood and black chocolate. Very good tannins and finesse.

Vinification
This wine is fermented in stainless steel vats for 15 days, where then the malolactic fermentation.

AGING
The wine is fully aged in barrels for 12 months, 50% in new French oak barrels of 225 liters.