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Red Wine
Pôpa
Black Edition 2018, 75cl
Douro

15,94
approx. £13.22

 13.5%

 2017-2025

 Serve at 16º-18º

 

O Produtor, tasting note published in July 27th 2021

Aroma: Quite intense aroma of ripe wild fruits, such as blackberries and black cherries. Its complexity, which tends to reveal itself throughout the tasting, comes from aging in barrels, which impart notes of spices and exotic woods.

Palate: On the palate, there is noticeable acidity, with firm and ripe tannins, well integrated into its body and volume, conveying a good sense of freshness. The finish is long, intense, and has excellent persistence.

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Pôpa

VINEYARD DESCRIPTION: Grape Origin | Cima Corgo and Quinta do Pôpa. Altitude | 50 to 300 meters. Soil Geology | Schist. Age of Vines | > 25 years.

HARVEST of 2018: A particularly atypical year in climatic terms: with a cold and dry winter, a cold and rainy spring, and a summer with two distinct seasons – the first rainy and the second extremely hot and dry. Clearly one of the most challenging years to manage in sanitary terms due to the winter and spring weather conditions; as well as in terms of maturation, due to the heterogeneity of the summer conditions. Harvest began in the second week of September. Manual harvesting in 20 kg boxes.

VINIFICATION: Blend with 40% Touriga Nacional, 40% Touriga Franca; 20% Old Vine Blend. Reception of the grapes with destemming and crushing done in a lagar using the traditional foot-treading process. Start of alcoholic fermentation in the lagar and completion in stainless steel tanks. Part of the blend underwent post-fermentation maceration. Malolactic fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks. Aging in French oak barrels for 12 to 15 months. Bottled in July 2021.

PRESS REVIEWS:

“A new release from the Douro, from Quinta do Pôpa, with a clean aroma marked by notes of ripe fruits and spices, a persistent palate with firm tannins enveloped by fruit, good acidity, structure, balance, and a personalized finish. It is a warm, comforting wine that pairs well with snacks and conversations by the fireplace, as well as meat dishes or even a good roasted fish at the table.” Manuel Gonçalves da Silva, Visão 7

“Subtle sweetness, toasty oak, spices adding complexity to red fruit and notes of earth and dry underbrush. Firm in the mouth, with a medium body, tamed tannins, fresh and integrated acidity, and a finish with dryness and slight bitterness.” Revista de Vinhos, Luís Antunes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Total Acidity – 5.3 g/L | Volatile Acidity – 0.5 g/L | pH – 3.58 | Total Sugars – <2 g/L

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 104386

Quinta do Pôpa

Address

Quinta do Pôpa, Lda.

Estrada Nacional 222, Adorigo
5120-011 Tabuaço
Portugal