Douro Sousão
Douro, Portugal
2021
2020
2018
WE
Tasting Notes
Very concentrated, with balsamic oak notes, black fruit and tobacco spices on the nose. The taste is full-bodied and fleshy, with an excellent acidity, long, fresh finish, redolent of black fruit on the palate and through the finish.
Winemaking
The grapes were foot trodden in traditional lagares for 5 days. Malolactic fermentation and aging was conducted in 225L French oak barrels for 16 months. The barrles were 40% new and 60% used (2nd year).
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2021
- Alcohol:
- 14%
- Region:
- Douro
- RS:
- 0.65G/L
- Varietals:
- 100% Sousão
- PH:
- 3.34
- TA:
- 6.2G/L
Accolades
Wine Enthusiast
October 2024
Sousão is considered a minor grape in the Douro, but in this bottling, it takes center stage. The wine is rich and peppery, full of black fruits with some young, firm tannins. It has a fine potential, with black plum and spice flavors. Drink from 2026.
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