In the glass
What it pairs with
-
Roast lamb
Find roast lamb on TableJourney →
Structure and herbs with lamb. -
Grilled beef
Find grilled beef on TableJourney →
Fine tannins carry red meat. -
Aged cheese
Concentration for strong cheese.
History
Abandonado comes from old vines on a terraced plot that had been left abandoned, recovered by the family.
- 2000 — First Abandonado vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Domingos Alves de Sousa
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao
- Classification
- DOC Douro
- Oak
- Aged around 18 months in new French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 60 to 100 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000
Scores
- Wine Advocate 94 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2020)