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Wine Quinta das Br\u00f4lhas Grande Escolha Red 2016 75cl<\/h5>\n
Region: Peso da R\u00e9gua, Baixo Corgo, Douro, Portugal<\/div>\n
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Vinification:
\nAll vineyards are divided into plots different and each plot is harvested by hand. The grapes are selected before entering the cellar.<\/p>\n

They are destemmed and trodden in lagares for 1 to 3 days before starting fermentation, which takes place in the same vats.<\/p>\n

Grapes are trodden by foot at night and the ancient \u201cmonkeys\u201d are used to lower the blanket during the day.<\/p>\n

Once fermentation is complete, the wines are taken clean to stainless steel vats, where malolactic fermentation takes place.<\/p>\n

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The Producer:<\/p>\n

For around 400 years, this farm was the birthplace of the family that hosts it, and was the terroir of the grapes that grow there. Among the people and wines of the Douro there is a certain nobility and Quinta das Br\u00f4lhas maintains itself with invaluable wisdom.<\/p>\n

Rare are the properties that remain under the control of the same family for more than four centuries. According to testimonies dating back to 1605, this is what happened to Quinta das Br\u00f4lhas, four kilometers from R\u00e9gua, in the Douro Wine Region.<\/p>\n

The farm includes two lots of the same name, one on the left bank and the other on the right bank. The first, in Valdigem, houses the ancestral house and the 18th century chapel. It is there that the joint winemaking of all cultures takes place, in a traditional winery with granite presses, chestnut barrels and stainless steel vats, aligning tradition with modernity.<\/p>\n

In the schist soils of small and medium slopes, with southern and western exposure, vineyards grow grafted with the typical varieties of the terroir: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Barroca, Tinto C\u00e3o and Sous\u00e3o for the red; Malvasia Fina, Rabigato, Gouveio, Fern\u00e3o Pires and Viosinho for the whites.<\/p>\n

The restructuring of the vineyards saved around 50 to 120 old vines.<\/p>\n

Production was divided between fortified and consumer wines, with oenology ensured by the competent hands of the team responsible for Quinta Vale D. Maria.<\/p>\n

In the famous wine guide Vinhos de Portugal, 2016 edition, the renowned critic Jo\u00e3o Paulo Martins lists four wines that have caught his attention: the white Quinta das Br\u00f4lhas 2014, a blend of Malvasia, Gouveio and Viosinho that presents itself \u201cright on the nose, with citrus fruits and some dry vegetable notes\u2026 the acidity is lively and gives freshness\u2026 the wine has the right profile to be served with meals\u201d; the 2013 red is referred to as \u201cfine in wood notes with ripe fruit, but well composed, all very promising\u201d in a \u201crefined set\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Reserva reds stand out. \u201cAn aroma composed of time, rounded at the edges\u201d, with the fruit \u201cshowing a good dialogue with the vegetal notes\u201d. It is a wine that demonstrates \u201cgood gastronomic sense\u201d and will be \u201ca success at the table\u201d. The Reserva 2013, writes Jo\u00e3o Paulo Martins, is a wine \u201cfull of character and tenacity\u2026 Very well organized in the mouth\u201d, with an \u201celegant\u201d profile, intended to be stored.
\nIn recent years, Quinta das Br\u00f4lhas wines have been accumulating awards in national and international competitions: a Silver Medal at Expovinis, two Gold Medals from the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto\u00a0 and a Silver Medal at the Concours Mondiale de Bruxelles 2012.<\/p>\n

Among the steep terraces that dignify this landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Estate welcomes wine tourism lovers in rehabilitated buildings.<\/p>\n

For those who stay in Br\u00f4lhas, it can be easy to forget the stress of everyday life. But it is the wine itself that awakens us to it, to its blessings and its pleasures. Best of Wine Tourism 2006 awarded to Quinta das Br\u00f4lhas by the network of great vineyards in the world.<\/p>\n

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