Vinha da Francisca Douro DOC - Quinta Vale Dona Maria

With the Quinta Vale Dona Maria Vinha da Francisca Douro comes a first-class red wine in the glass. In this it offers a wonderfully dense, crimson color. Held at a slight angle, the wine glass reveals a charming garnet red hue at the rims. Swiveling the glass, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, evident in distinct church windows at the rim of the glass. The first nose of Vinha da Francisca Douro shows notes of morello cherries, plums and black cherries. The fruity aspects of the bouquet are joined by notes of barrel aging such as even more fruity-balsamic nuances.

On the palate, the Vinha da Francisca Douro from Quinta Vale Dona Maria starts wonderfully dry, grippy and aromatic. There is dry and really dry. This red wine belongs to the latter group, as it was bottled with only 0.6 grams of residual sugar. This dense red wine presents itself full-bodied and complex on the palate. Due to its vital fruit acidity, the Vinha da Francisca Douro is wonderfully fresh and lively on the palate. The final of this mature red wine from the wine-growing region Douro & Porto, more precisely from the Douro DOC, finally impresses with considerable reverberation.

Vinification of the Vinha da Francisca Douro from Quinta Vale Dona Maria

The basis for the powerful Vinha da Francisca Douro from Douro & Porto are grapes from the grape varieties Rufete, Tinta Francisca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Vinhão. After the harvest, the grapes arrive quickly to the winery. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation follows in small wood at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by aging for several months in oak barrels. Once the wine is finished, the Vinha da Francisca Douro is carefully harmonized.

Food recommendation for the Quinta Vale Dona Maria Vinha da Francisca Douro

Experience this red wine from Portugal best tempered at 15 - 18 ° C as an accompanying wine to goose breast with ginger-red cabbage and marjoram, stuffed peppers or veal boiled beef with beans and tomatoes.

Awards for the Vinha da Francisca Douro from Quinta Vale Dona Maria

In addition to a price-pleasure ratio, this red wine from Quinta Vale Dona Maria can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. In detail, these are for the 2015 vintage

• JG 2015 95 points Wine Advocate 95 points Robert Parker 94 points Wine Enthusiast Cellar Selection

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