Morgado do Quintao Castelao 2019

For the modern lumberjack - rugged, yet refined

Castelão

$63.00

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Red Fruit, Preserved Fruit, Pepper / Spice, and Herbal, Leather / Earthy and Sweet Spice

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Algarve, Portugal

Grape Varietals:
Castelão

Winemaking:
Minimal Intervention and Organic
Crushed and Extended Skin Contact

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Game like lamb & goat, as well as mature cheeses

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Satay, SiChaun ChaoKao, KBBQ

Morgado do Quintao

Since their first vintage in 2016, Morgado do Quintao is recognised for pushing modern styles of Algarvian winemaking

Description

Morgado do Quintao Castelao 2019

Grape Varietals & Region: salas 100% Castelao, from Algarve, Portugal.

Label Artwork: Teresa Vasconcellos (1941-2017) was a Portuguese artist, university professor and Master in Fine Arts. She managed Morgado do Quintão, her family’s estate, where she took great joy in witnessing the natural cycle of the vines. Her legacy is celebrated in this Castelão single varietal wine which showcases one of her works

Taste Profile: Dark red fruits as well as stewed plums and jam, on the finish it has notes of spice and hints of chocolate

Winemaking Process: Hand harvested, with a light pressing, pre-fermentation maceration at 14ºC, skin contact for 15 days, aged in French oak barrels for 15 months.

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes