Manoella tinto 2023

Full bottle 1,349 g. Vineyards in the Vale de Mendiz in the Pinhão Valley. A blend of 60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz and 5% Tinta Francisca, 43-year-old vines. The harvest started on 3 September in perfect weather conditions. Fermented in stainless-steel tanks for 8 days. Aged in neutral French oak barrels for 21 months. TA 5.6 g/l, pH 3.6. Deep crimson with purplish rim. Pure, stony and scented dark fruits – fruit and minerality in equal measure. This is beautifully balanced with smooth, very fine tannins, lots of freshness and pure, non-sweet dark and dark-red fruit. Elegant, fine-boned, juicy yet refined. GV

“The harmonious and approachable red 2023 Manoella Tinto was produced with grapes from 43-year-old vines, four varieties (60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz and 5% Tinta Francisca) but still mixed in the vineyard in Quinta de Manoella on rich soils. It's a cooler place because of the forest around it, and the wine has a moderate 13.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.6 and 5.6 grams of acidity. It's medium-bodied and balanced, with fine tannins. It matured in well-seasoned, neutral oak barrels for 16 months. 76,435 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2024.”