Quinta de La Rosa, 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port - 500ml
Brand : Quinta de la Rosa
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- Region:
- Douro
- Bottle Size:
- 500ml
- ABV:
- 19.5%
- Vintage:
- 2018
Almost a Vintage - freshness and minerality make this the perfect wine lover’s port.
Intensely aromas of ripe fruit with fresh plums, raspberries, aromatic herbs and violets. On the palate it is very dense and structured, with bold flavours, ripe yet smooth tannins. Pretty and persistent with a sweet and seductive finish.
2018 proved to be a challenging and atypical vintage for the Douro. A very dry winter was followed by an extremely cold and wet spring and early summer. The elevated risk of mildew was mitigated by good viticultural management, which also had the benefit of lowering yields whilst ensuring slower, more consistent maturation. The latter part of the summer was hot and dry aiding the development of the fruit further. The start of the vintage was a little delayed with picking only starting on Monday 17th September. There was, however, perfect weather throughout. Overall, Jorge was pleased as wines showed good freshness as well a good complexity and structure.
