Wine Quinta das Arcas, Tapada de Villar Reserva DOC, 2017
With the rightful title as the best wine in Alenejo, this wine beautifully expresses what the region is all about. The wine exhibits all the elements one want expect from these top-tier wines, including unmatched complexity and depth.
Characteristics
Wine Style:
Red- A dark and concentrated with that offers depth and complexity unlike any other.
Tasting Notes:
Very dark and concentrated ruby colour. The aromatic intensity of spices, dry fruit and gentle scents of jam and chocolate. Great complexity and structure, volume and very well integrated silky tannins.
Gastronomy:
Ideal to pair with creamy cheese, traditional meat sausage or cured meat. Very pleasant with “tapas” or between any meal in good company of friends.
Ageing method:
Aged for 8 months in French oak.
Winemaking process:
Selected parcels. Grapes picked during the night to avoid high temperatures. Grapes destemmed at the entrance of the winery located in the centre of the vineyard. Skin contact fermentation in vats with delestage.
Interesting notes:
Prizes Tapada Villar Reserva Red received a gold medal in the Wines of Portugal Challenge. Tapada Villar Reserva received a silver medal at the Concurso Prodexpo Moscow Tapada Villar Reserva Red received commended medal in the Decanter 2018 Tapada Villar Reserva Red received a gold medal in the international selection contest 2017
