Casa Ferreirinha Vinho Grande Wine

An intense ruby color. Notes of red and black fruit, and hints of cocoa and chocolate courtesy of a warm year. There are further spicy notes and a well-integrated wood element that bestows added complexity. On the palate, it has good volume, powerful and firm tannins, a well-integrated acidity, further notes of red fruit and a very well-balanced finish. 45% Touriga Franca, 30% Touriga Nacional, 20% Tinta Roriz, 5% Tinta Barroca Vinified at the wineries of Quinta do Seixo, in Cima Corgo, and Quinta da Leda, in the Douro Superior, using advanced technology. After soft-crushing and destemming, the grapes are transferred to stainless steel tanks, where alcoholic fermentation occurs. During this phase, soft maceration at controlled temperatures takes place to extract the compounds that provide the color, aroma and flavor of this wine. The wine matured in used barrels of French oak for roughly 12 months. The final blend was made further to numerous tests and analysis during this period. In o