2019 Pedra Cancela Seleção do Enólogo Tinto

A blend of Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro and Touriga Nacional. Sees a gentle maceration and fermentation in steel before six months aging in Allier French oak barrels.

Aromas of cigar box, earth, fig, dark dried fruit, and blackberry alongside oak notes of vanilla and dusty chocolate. Black pepper and dusty brambles compliment the fruit flavors of sour cherry, blackberry and plum, with earthy, fine-grained tannins that hit on the finish. While the flavors might be intense, it is actually fairly lithe on the tongue and light to medium bodied.

 The Pedra Cancela wines are part of a wide-ranging lineup produced by a firm called Lusovini, which is headquartered in the Dão region but produces wines from most of Portugal’s other key appellations. João Paolo Gouveia, an agricultural engineer and professor, oversees the Pedra Cancela vineyards and winery, with help in the cellar from enologist Sónia Martins.