Meandro do Vale Meão Red Wine 2017

16,5 pts Revista de Vinhos - It presents a ruby dark colour, of great saturation. Very expressive nose, full of ripe berries. It lets the acidity guess gentle tracks of tropicality and green olive. In the mouth, intense and quite definite passion frui ..

Winemaking:
After crushing the grapes undergo a heat shock followed by step walk for four hours in granite mills. The wort is transferred to wine fermentation tanks of small capacity with temperature control. The varieties are vinified separately. This wine aged in barrels of second and third year in 225 liter French oak Allier.

Grape Varieties:
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousão, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão

Tasting Notes:
It presents a ruby dark colour, of great saturation. Very expressive nose, full of ripe berries. It lets the acidity guess gentle tracks of tropicality and green olive. In the mouth, intense and quite definite passion fruit ? that quickly is tinged in wild fruits, full of freshness. The alcohol is very well integrated.

Store and Serve Advices:
Bottle thrown at an ambient temperature of 12ºc and humidity of 60%. Serve at 16 °c to 18 °c.

Food Pairing:
Serve with red meat accompaniment, or other special meat plates or soft cheeses.

Reviews and Awards:
. 16,5 points in Revista de Vinhos;
. Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 (2010);
. Bronze medal International Wine Challenge 2013 (2010).