Quinta do Romeu Reserva 2020 (750ml)

70% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Francesa, 10% Sousão

The Quinta do Romeu Reserva is a remarkably elegant red reflecting the wild and fresh aromas of the forest that surrounds the Quinta coming from all organic and handpicked grapes (Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, and Sousão). All grapes came into the cellar for manual selection and sorting, as the stalks were then completely removed and crushed to old granite lagares, with slow and natural yeast cofermentation. A gentle pigeage was done twice a day allowing a very delicate extraction. After fermentation was complete the grapes went to a vertical press and the running juice went part to a 4000 liter tonel and the rest to an unlined cement tank where it aged for 12 months before being racked and blended back together. Bottled after the second winter with a very rough filtering and naturally stabilized/finned by the 2 winters ageing. Floral aromatics from the Touriga Nacional shine through first and foremost, with orange blossom and violets, followed by wild strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, spice, and toast. A silky mouth feel is fully structured with gripping tannins, gorgeous fruit, fresh acidity, and lovely floral components. This wine will age for a long time to come, and will grace a dinner table wonderfully with its low alcohol, full figure, and exciting freshness.

Quinta do Romeu dates back to 1874 when Clemente Guimarães Menéres had the vision for his family to produce some of Portugal’s greatest wines and olive oil. The family resides in the district of Bragança (in the northeast side of Portugal), and has a beautiful estate that sits in the most northern and eastern area of the Douro wine region. Their utter commitment to the harmony of their project is truly spectacular, as they seek balance between their crops, the environment, their people, and their economy, being ‘aware of the feet on the ground and the divine in heaven.’ Certified organic (since 1997) in their entire production (about 25 hectares of grapes, and 120 hectares of olives); conscious and practicing the benefits of zero additives to wine and minimal additions of sulfur; avoiding all international varietals and only focusing on the local indigenous grapes (where Tourgia Nacional in this area shows an intense floral component from the unique shale soils); Romeu is making some of the cleanest and most beautiful dry reds that we have found in Portugal.

Tech Sheet (2019)