QUINTA DOS FRADES
GRANDE RESERVA
Technical Data
  • The Wine:  Quinta dos Frades is produced in excellent years only. This wine features velvety black fruit and spicy notes. Full-bodied with rounded tannins. A smooth wine with great balance and a long aftertaste.

  • Grape Varieties:  Field Blend from our old vines from Quinta dos Frades Estate with over 23 different varieties such as Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela, Tinta da Barca, Tinta Carvalha,Tinta Francisca, Tinto Cão, Bastardo, Rufete and Donzelinho.

  • Region:  DOURO DOC
  • Age of Vines:  90 Years
  • Soil:  Schist
  • Type:  Red
  • Vintage:  2015
  • Alcohol:  14.5%

  • Grapegrowing:  The grapes are picked manually, crush and foot trodden in granite presses. The entire alcoholic fermentation process also takes place in granite presses. The must is then placed in stainless steel vats where the malolactic fermentation occurs. Age in French oak barrels.

  • Maturation:  12 months in new French oak barrels.
    Aged in bottle for 12 months.

  • Bottling:  Bottled in March 2017;
    20.400 bottles (volume 0.75l);
    702 bottles (1.5l);
    200 bottles (3l);
    126 bottles (5l).

  • Analysis:  pH: 3.6; TA: 5.0g/L

  • Allergens:  Contains sulphites

  • Winemaker:  Anselmo Mendes