Quinta da Pellada Tinto 2016
Descripción
Quinta da Pellada es un vino tinto regulado por la DOC Dão elaborado con Touriga nacional, Alfrocheiro y Tinta roriz de viñedos viejos seleccionados de las parcelas Casa y Mata, además de otras variedades autóctonas portuguesas. En nariz presenta notas de frutos silvestres, además de un tono ligeramente floral. En boca presenta un perfil mineral y refrescante, a la par que frutal y con notas especiadas. Para disfrutar ya, pues está en su momento perfecto.
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
The 2016 Tinto (Quinta da Pellada), the estate flagship with Quinta da Pellada on the label, is a field blend (over 40 grapes) from old vines. It is principally, for identified grapes, Alvarelhão, Tinta Pinheira and Tinta Amarela. Plus, since 1991, Castro uses some Jaen and Touriga Nacional. It was aged for 24 months in well-used French barriques (five to seven years old) and comes in at 13.3% alcohol. This year, this is sourced from the Mata and Casa vineyard blocks. This opens with elegance, but the impressive concentration becomes obvious in short order. Then, it shows off ripe tannins but serious power. At all junctures, this seems so well balanced that nothing stands out, yet everything sort of does. That said, this is not quite as expressive as the concentrated 2015, at least not yet. There are hints of great fruit in the background, though. It is a wine for the long term that will age well. Don't let the fact that it seems approachable fool you—it needs a few years in the cellar to open up.
This shows forest floor, mushroom and preserved sloe berry aromas that are warm earthy and toasty. The palate is medium- to full- bodied and very harmonious, with a bright spark of acidity, fine-grained tannins and a flavorful, refined finish. This is a blend of two old vineyards that give their name to the wine: Casa and Mata. They are both field blends where the varieties alvarelhao, alfrocheiro, touriga nacional, baga and tinta amarela predominate. Casa is rich in clay, while Mata has a poorer soil made up of granitc sand. At age nine this is beautiful. Drink or hold.