PRICE:
Suggested retail $20
AVAILABILITY:
Nationwide
2006 Tinto Red
Herdade dos Grous 2006 was estate-grown and bottle from the best local varieties such as Aragones, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, and Touriga Nacional, hand-selected at optimal ripeness and carefully vinified using prolonged maceration in open "lagares" and later matured in Frenchoak barriques for 9 months. Try it with roast beef, chicken curry, and spaghetti bolognese. Serve at 14-16 C
VARIETAL:
Alicante Bouschet (30%), Syrah (15%), Touriga Nacional (20%), Aragones (35%)
VINIFICATION:
Grapes are hand-selected on a selection table, destammed, and crushed through a heat exchange to lower temperature to 10 C.
MATURING:
Matured in French Oak barriques for 9 months.
