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Herdade do Arrepiado Velho Tinto 2017
Alentejo, Central and Southern Portugal, PortugalThis Alentejo touriga nacional leaps from the glass with giant purple and blue fruits and florals: plums, blueberries, violets, iris, cassis. The palate is drawn long via fine rasped pepper and scrubby rock roses, buffered by lightly chewy, grip tannins, and full of the Portuguese sunshine, to a warming finish. For all its intensity, there's an inherent freshness here that carries the 14 degrees alcohol. This was native fermented in a mix of inox and large oak vats before resting for a few months in the same. Antonio Maçanita (of FitaPreta) is the winemaker for this project.Tasted: 07 August 2019Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:ON | $20.95 | 750ml | consignment |
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Grape: Touriga NacionalUPC: 5600255623020