Tinto do Tareco 2023, XXVI Talhas
Region: Alentejo
Producer: XXVI Talhas
Why we chose this wine
This is the traditional 'vinho novo', the result of only 2.5 months aging in amphora.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Trincadeira , Aragonês and Tinta Grossa |
| Drinking window | 2024-2029 |
| Alc. | 13.0% |
| Vinification | Total destemming and slight crushing. |
| Ripening | Fermented with maceration and contact with the masses for two months in clay pots, without temperature control and with indigenous yeasts. It was not submitted to any filtration or stabilization process. The filtration only occurs through the passage of the liquid by the masses present in the talha. |
Waar serveer je ’m bij?
The house's vinho novo: two and a half months in amphora, and then into bottle. For two months the wine stays on the skins in the clay jars without temperature control — which gives a supple, juicy structure rather than a taut one. Terracotta also lets through a little more oxygen than steel, which rounds the tannin straight away.
Drie gerechten die werken
Grilled chorizo with bread
Pork skewers with peppers
Meatloaf with tomato sauce
Pork skewers with peppers
Meatloaf with tomato sauce
Vegetarisch
Grilled courgette with mint and lemon
Minder geschikt bij
Long-matured or heavily smoked preparations: this wine has only just been bottled and wants drinking young.
Voor de Portugees geïnspireerde kok
Migas com entrecosto — bread worked with olive oil and garlic alongside fried pork ribs
Serveren op 13–14 °C
What the critics say
JancisRobinson.com
16,5/ 20
Tasted 24-02-2024
Drink: 2024–2028
Drink: 2024–2028
Aragonez, Trincadeira and Tinta Grossa field blend.
Mid crimson. Scented with non-sweet dark-red fruit. Delicate leafy notes without being stemmy. Mouth-watering from both tannins and acid. Finest of tannins, light-bodied and yet really persistent. Likely to be GV, like the white. Bright, juicy and refined. Easy yet intense pleasure.
— Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com
The producer
XXVI Talhas
4 friends pulled out of mothballs a cellar with 26 ancient terracotta amphorae , restoring a magnificent tradition. Discover the primal traditional wines made on amphorae, from XXVI Talhas.
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