Description
AWARDS
90 Points, Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate
17,5 Points, João Paulo Martins – Vinhos de Portugal 2018
Porto Messias Colheita 2003
DESCRIPTION
Golden red color. Aroma of a wild berries with some spices and caramel hints. On the palate we feel all the sweetness and delicacy the tannins are soft and rounds, long and persistent finish.
REGION
Demarcada do Douro
SOIL
Schistose
ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol
TOTAL ACIDITY
4,80 g/l in tartaric acid
RESIDUAL SUGAR
118,0 g/l
WINEMAKING PROCESS
Wine fermented after partial destemming at controlled temperature, 24/28C., when the must reaches the desired sweetness, fermentation is then interrupted by adding brandy (77%), ageing in oak wood barrels for a minimum period of seven years, in our warehouses in Vila Nova de Gaia, till bottling.
AGEING POTENCIAL
Drink Now/Hold
GRAPE VARIETIES
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Roriz
Tinto Cão
SERVICE TEMPERATURE
10-12 ºC
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