Wine Quinta do Crasto Tinta Roriz Red 2016 75cl
Region: DOC Douro, Portugal
Grape: Tinta Roriz
VINIFICATION: The grapes, from the best plot of Tinta Roriz Quinta do Crasto, were transported in 22 kg plastic boxes food and undergo a rigorous screening the winery entrance. After a step on traditional mill, the masses were transferred to a stainless steel tank with open top and mechanical Footpads where fermented for 10 days with controlled temperature.
AGING: In new barrels of 225 liters French oak for 16 months.
TASTING NOTES: Color: Ruby intense. Aroma: Good aromatic expression with notes of ripe red fruit, light cocoa, in perfect harmony with fresh floral notes. Mouth: elegant and seductive Home, evolving into a very compact wine, high volume and fine texture, which features silky tannins. Ends mineral, fresh and long finish.
Winemakers Manuel Lobo
ROBERT PARKER
2011-94 points
History:
Quinta do Crasto has more than 400 years of history, part of which is documented.
This farm is and is part of the history of the Douro and of Port Wine, with all its details, from the productions prior to the Company, or even prior to vinification with brandy, through the projection of DOC Douro wines.
The events and vicissitudes that brought the Crasto brand through time should be highlighted, passing through the Pombalina Company, through the liberalization and market regulation movements, through the plagues of the 19th century, powdery mildew, mildew and phylloxera.
Going through the creation of Álvaro Moreira da Fonseca’s “Method for the Distribution of the Benefit of Port Wine”.
For the foundation of Casa do Douro and the Porto Wine Institute, for the 1974 revolution and for joining the European Union (at the time European Economic Community).
All this history passed through the Quinta. But she didn’t stay passive, she was part of this whole story.
Its owners or farmers took care of its development, its projection into foreign trade and the innovation of its working methods.
They adapted to the new times, but they also knew how to choose and make those times.
Quinta do Crasto has more than 400 years of history, part of which is documented.
This farm is and is part of the history of the Douro and of Port Wine, with all its details, from the productions prior to the Company, or even prior to vinification with brandy, through the projection of DOC Douro wines.
The events and vicissitudes that brought the Crasto brand through time should be highlighted, passing through the Pombalina Company, through the liberalization and market regulation movements, through the plagues of the 19th century, powdery mildew, mildew and phylloxera.
Going through the creation of Álvaro Moreira da Fonseca’s “Method for the Distribution of the Benefit of Port Wine”.
For the foundation of Casa do Douro and the Porto Wine Institute, for the 1974 revolution and for joining the European Union (at the time European Economic Community).
All this history passed through the Quinta. But she didn’t stay passive, she was part of this whole story.
Its owners or farmers took care of its development, its projection into foreign trade and the innovation of its working methods.
They adapted to the new times, but they also knew how to choose and make those times.
