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Vinhas Improváveis de Raul Riba D'Ave Reserva Red 2019
22,50 €
Opaque with ruby halo. On the nose, black wild fruit, violet and sweet spices, vanilla-like. Full and silky in the mouth, with very smooth tannins. Ripe blackcurrant and black plum fruit, combined with a pleasant touch of oak wood. Long and juicy finish.
| Producer | Raul Riba d'Ave |
| Region | Douro DOC |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz |
| Soil | Soil: Schist and Granite |
| Winemaking | Manual harvest. Destemmed grapes and vinified in stainless steel tanks with controlled temperature and classic remontage. It was then transferred to barrels where it aged until bottling. |
| Aging | 18 months in 225L French oak (90%) and American oak (10%) barrels (30% new). |
| Capacity | 750ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 15% |
| Temperature | 15ºC - 18ºC |
| Harmonizations | Stewed squid, oven-roasted red sea bream, oven-roasted cod, spaghetti bolognese, duck rice and oven-roasted wild boar. |
Coming from a completely new vineyard in the Douro Superior, this is a wine whose first edition (2014) resulted from the first vintage of this vineyard. Although it may seem like a contradiction in terms, sometimes very young vines manage to produce grapes with an incredible concentration of fruit, acidity and tannins. Examples are the 1982 Bordeaux Le Pin and the 1931 Noval Nacional Vintage Port, both unbelievable wines resulting from the first vintage of young vines. Now, in this fourth elaboration (2019), with the vines already more established, we revisit the vibrance and concentration of black fruit that delighted us in previous editions of this "Improbable Vineyards", but this time with even more depth and extension of flavour, undoubtedly a result of the greater maturity of the vineyard (9 years). To these attributes, a more careful vinification was added, necessary to shape the always strong tannin structure and make the wine a hymn to elegance.
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