Description
Terroir
Located near Pinhão, on the right bank of the Douro, Quinta da Boavista has a spectacular view over the river. It is one of the most iconic properties in the demarcated region known, not only for its historical connection to the Baron of Forrester, but also for its 36 hectares of high quality vineyards.
Planted at different altitudes and with different sun exposures, the Touriga Nacional vineyards have a unique and charismatic identity.
Caste
100% Touriga Nacional
Every year, the oenology team decides to bottle one or two monovarietal wines, with varieties that stood out from the Reserve blend that year. As in 2013, when the first Quinta da Boavista wines were launched, and also in 2016, in 2017 the choice fell on Touriga Nacional, a red grape variety that is a key ingredient both for still wines and for fortified wines from the Douro region.
Before phylloxera devastated vineyards in Portugal, Touriga Nacional occupied a large part of the total planted area. However, later, because of its low yield, it was replaced by more productive varieties, and in the late 1980s it was not even part of the 15 most planted varieties in Portugal, representing less than 1% of the national stock. Today it is the third most planted and the most widespread Portuguese variety abroad. With firm tannins, it has the ideal structure for a monovarietal wine.
Winemaking
At Quinta da Boavista, to ensure the preservation of the variety’s characteristics and total control of the production process, we resort to manual harvesting and hand picking of bunches, followed by destemming and gentle crushing of the berries.
As fermentation tanks we have traditional granite presses with foot treading, stainless steel fermentation vats and, for small batches, pvc food containers or fermentation in new 500 liter French wood barrels. Each of these types of fermentation gives the wine a particular style. As a winemaking philosophy we have only one: to delicately extract the best characteristics of our grapes.
Monovarietals are the only wines that age in 500 liter barrels. After an aging period, which varies between 15 and 20 months, bottling takes place. All wines are sealed with natural cork. Not being filtered or cold stabilized, they can give rise to a precipitate with age.
Intense ruby color, it has a rich and exuberant aroma where the floral notes stand out against a background of wild berries wrapped in menthol notes. In the mouth it reveals vigor and complexity, mature tannins and an elegant, fresh and sovereign structure. A powerful and intense wine that reveals its mysteries throughout the tasting.
Ideal to accompany dishes of red meat, game or cheese.
