In the glass
Aroma: wild berry, spice, woodland, gum cistus
Palate: structured tannin, smooth texture, long finish
A single-vineyard old-vine field blend from a plot of pre-1920 vines, dense and structured yet fresh, with graphite minerality and a long savoury finish built for the cellar.
What it pairs with
-
Roast lamb
Find roast lamb on TableJourney →
Structure and herbs frame the lamb. -
Grilled beef
Find grilled beef on TableJourney →
Fine tannins carry red meat. -
Aged cheese
Concentration for strong cheese.
History
Vinha Maria Teresa is Crasto's flagship single-vineyard wine, from a small plot of mixed old vines planted before 1920, named for the estate matriarch.
- 1995 — First Vinha Maria Teresa vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta do Crasto
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao
- Classification
- DOC Douro
- Oak
- Foot-trodden, aged around 18 months in French oak, part new
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 90 to 150 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
Scores
- Wine Advocate 96 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2020)
- Wine Spectator 95 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2018)