Description
AWARDS
17 Points, João Paulo Martins – Vinhos de Portugal 2018
Porto Messias Vintage 2003
DESCRIPTION
Full bodied, fine aroma and taste, remarkable notes of wild ripped fruits and a subtle and pleasant vanilla touch, gained when the maturation in old used barrels; at taste we may find tannins of great personality, smoothness and excellent inside nose effects. Pleasant and long after taste. It is a great vintage for its elegance and structure; we may drink it now or latter following its evolution in the bottle.
REGION
Demarcada do Douro
SOIL
Schistose
ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY
4,43 g/l in tartaric acid
RESIDUAL SUGAR
94,5 g/l
WINEMAKING PROCESS
Partial de-stemming, fermentation at controlled temperature (24º-28º.C), when must reached the desired sweetness value, fermentation was interrupted by the add of brandy; following a period of maturation in oak barrels, in the warehouses of Vila Nova de Gaia; after approval was then bottled between the second and third year.
AGEING POTENCIAL
Hold
GRAPE VARIETIES
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Roriz
Tinto Cão
SERVICE TEMPERATURE
16-18 ºC
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