Quinta do Noval Vinhas do Passadouro Red Wine

Reviews and awards:
94 points Wine Magazine;
19.5 points Grandes Escolhas Wine.

Deep and intense color, revealing concentration and vitality. A profusion of aromas with intense notes of ripe fruits, such as blackberry, black cherry, and plum. Aromas of spices, black pepper, clove, and cinnamon add complexity. The tannins are firm and well-integrated, providing a solid and elegant structure. It is full-bodied, with a velvety texture that fills the mouth. It is complex and profound, revealing itself in aromatic expressions as it passes through the glass. The aging potential is great and, with time, it will gain greater aromatic complexity and softer tannins. Although delicious now, its true essence will be revealed after a few years of storage.

Winemaking:
This wine is made with hand-harvested grapes, hand-sorted and with total destemming of the bunches. Selected yeasts are used to control the fermentation cycle. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with a controlled temperature between 25°C and 27°C. Malolactic fermentation also continues in stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels. The wine aged for 12 months in 225-liter French oak barrels, 90% new and 10% second-year.