Red Wine

Álvaro Castro

Reserve 2015, 75cl

Dão

Álvaro Castro

This wine comes from vineyards between 5 and 20 years old, with about 5000 feet per hectare, located at 500 m height and planted in granite soils with lines of sand and clay. In 2015, unlike other regions, in the Dão, there was little rain and there were weeks of great heat, with dry nights and sunny mornings, excellent conditions for the harvest. The grapes were vinified respecting all their nature, the fermentation took place in stainless steel lagar. It aged for 16 months in allier oak barrels with 4 and 6 years.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta da Pellada

The first historical references about Quinta da Pellada seem to be around 1570. The Dão wine region was established in 1908, framed by three mountain ranges – Buçaco, Caramulo and Serra da Estrela – and preserve from the Atlantic winds, the region as very special climatic conditions and this producer Alvaro Castro is one of the best Portuguese producers and unquestionable leader in Dão wine region. For the Quinta da Pellada come mainly grapes “field blend” from the old vines, but also the Touriga Nacionaland Tinta Roriz, where it discovers the intense fruit and freshness from the farm grapes that give the name to this wine.

Address

Quinta da Pellada 6270-141 Pinhanços – SEIA, Portugal