2021 Rapariga da Quinta Luis Duarte RESERVA Red Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Touriga Nacional 0.75 Ltr. Tinto
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Beautiful intense ruby colour. Deep and complex aromas of ripe fruit well integrated with the oak. Elegant and powerful on the palate, with a long and seductive finish that will enable the wine to evolve well in the bottle.

This is the ideal wine to accompany traditional Mediterranean food, roasted and grilled meats, as well as strong cheeses.

climate

Continental Mediterranean climate; high daily temperatures in the summer months; remarkable diurnal temperature range.

soil

Soils of granitic origin with some patches of soils derived from schist and quartz.

vinification

GThe grapes are carefully selected in the vineyard and taken to the winery, where a second triage takes place on a sorting table. The grapes are gently crushed and a pre-fermentation maceration occurs at 12ºC. What sets this wine apart is the length of pre-fermentation maceration and the rigorous extraction early in fermentation. The juice is then inoculated with selected yeasts and fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine is matured in old and new 300-litre French oak barrels for 12 months.

vintage
2021
title
Luis Duarte RESERVA Red
class
Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Touriga Nacional
region
Alentejo
country
Portugal
color
Tinto
alcohol
14.50 %
Ltr.
0.75