TN: 2003 Quinta do Vallado Tinta Roriz Douro

[Jan-Tore Egge]

Tinta Roriz 2003 (Quinta do Valado)
Medium depth of colour. More closed on the nose. Some cherry and plum. Fresh, with more noticeable tannins.
(This estate is situated in the extreme west of the Cima Corgo. If I understood correctly, a replanting scheme was undertaken 15-20 years ago, with block planting of varietals, the usual ones: touriga nacional, touriga franca and tinta roriz. The first vintage was 1997, and it was an immediate success as an inexpensive monster wine. There is a cold soak resulting in quite a lot of prefermentary extraction.)

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