Tasting notes:
Dao Tinto Gandarada. Rich, full-bodied and rounded – seamless in style and with a core of sweet jammy red fruits.
Food match: Dao Tinto Gandarada
This wine pairs perfectly with a game pie, roast red meats and decent cheeses.
Producer/Region : Boas Quintas
With estates in the Dão, Setúbal Peninsula and Alentejo, the Boas Quintas philosophy is held on diversity, therefore defending that each wine has its own nature and identity. The company captivates its clients with the production of certified quality wines, resulting from a winemaking experience that uses advanced technology to develop the qualities of each nectar to its fullest potential, adding sophistication and complexity.
Commercially, Boas Quintas presents a natural attitude for export and is represented in diverse markets such as Luxembourg, England, France, Germany, Norway and Finland. In the future, Boas Quintas plans to enter into new markets such as Brazil, Angola and China.
Winemaking: Dao Tinto Gandarada
Cold skin contact for 2 days, followed by a 5 day fermentation with controlled temperatures at 23ºC. After fermentation the wine aged for 3 months in american oak barrels.
Touriga Nacional is a variety of red wine grape, considered by many to be Portugal’s finest. Despite the low yields from its small grapes, it plays a big part in the blends used for ports, and is increasingly being used for table wine in the Douro and Dão.
Alfrocheiro Preto is a red Portuguese wine grape variety planted primarily in the Dão DOC and Alentejano VR. The grape is known for the deep coloring it can add to wine blends.
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano, a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks earlier than most Spanish red grapes.
For more information about the producer: https://boasquintas.com/en/
