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Quinta da Boavista- Terras de Tavares 2002

Quinta da Boavista- Terras de Tavares 2002

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Earthy, light red fruit, a bit on the dried side. A little potpourri and forest floor round out the nose. Quite tannic as compared to the lighter and fresher nose, reminiscent of Nebbiolo. An incredibly difficult year, the wine was just released in 2019.

Technical Details

Vintage: 2002
Varietal: 60% Jaen, 40% Touriga Nacional
Appellation: Dão DOC
Sulphur (SO2): 49mg/L - 13mg/L free
Sugar: Dry
Acid: 5.22 g/L
pH: 3.7
Production Size: 15,000 bottles
Altitude: 500-550m (1640-1804ft)
Vineyard Age: 35-70 years
Residual Sugar: 0.7 g/L
Tannin: Elevated
Alcohol %: 12.9

Vineyard Notes

The vineyards are not certified organic, but we are farmed under organic and sustainable practices, such as use of copper and sulfur. Flowers and herbs such as chamomile act as fungus repellent. The winery is covered in photovoltaic cells; making us a net exporter of electricity and our wines carbon neutral.

Soil Type(s): Beyond the old granitic soils, this vineyard has also plots with even older origin due to marine sediments, from 500 million years ago, which originated shale clayey rocks soils.

Production Notes

Spontaneously co-fermented with extended skin contact and no temperature control, left on skins for one week. Continuing lees contact in stainless steel for 6 months after fermentation. Not fined or filtered. Expect sediment. After tank, the wine is transferred and aged 36 months in old 400L French barriques, bottle aged in cellar ever since.

Fun Facts

João will tell you all he needs to make wine is grapes, water to clean his equipment and a touch of sulfur at bottling. He rarely uses products in the vineyard, and when he does he only uses topical organic treatments. In today’s world, this is about as minimal as it gets. João isn’t following a natural wine trend. This is how he and his father have always done it. His wine is released when he feel the vintage is showing at its best. He taste-tested the 2002 for many years until finally in February 2017, he said it was ready to go.

Pairing Notes

Lamb, Venison, Truffles, Boudin Noir, Ribeye, Beet Risotto

Cuisines to Try With

  • French, Portuguese, Northern Italian, Central Italian, Russian, German, Moroccan, Turkish, Caucasian, Lebanese

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