Quinta Nova CLA Porto NV - Portugal - $36.95

quinta nova port cla 

 

CLÃ means a sub group of people that share the same interests and respect the same heritage within a common ritual (“clan” in English). The atmosphere painted in the white glass bottle express a group of friends that in some way are polemic about PORT.

 

This Port is produced from vineyards aged between 20 and 30 years old and is a Port born from blending several stainless steel tanks aged 4 year old Colheita lots.

It has a red-violet color, a fresh aroma, intensity, smooth body and a long and persistent finish, with a great volume due to its unfiltered process. 

VARIETIES: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Tinto Cão, Souzão and Tinta Barroca.

VINEYARDS: QN; Sub-region Cima Corgo; average age 25 years; type A

 

VINIFICATION: Grapes selection at the entrance of the cellar. Fermentation with partial stripping in lagar under temperature control. Wine is naturally fortified by 20% with grape spirit. This wine results from a blend of several harvests and it’s stored in stainless-steel tanks for 4 years. Part of the blend stays some months in Port oak vats.

WINE ANALYSIS: Alc/Vol 20%, total acidity 4,9 g/l, pH 3,40; red. sugars 95,3 g/l, total SO2 126 mg/l.

Winemakers: Francisco Montenegro and Pedro Pina Cabral

With a strong red colour and dark orange hints, this wine presents an intense and mature red fruit aroma, with vanilla and balsamic notes. It shows some volume in mouth, smothness and good fresh flavours, specially from the red and black jammy fruits. The final is long and very elegant with a great volume due to its unfiltered process.

 

 

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