In the glass
What it pairs with
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Roast lamb
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Structure and herbs with lamb. -
Grilled beef
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Firm tannins carry red meat. -
Aged cheese
Concentration for cheese.
History
Grande Reserva is the flagship red of Quinta Nova, a pioneer of Douro wine tourism.
- 2003 — First Grande Reserva vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao
- Classification
- DOC Douro
- Oak
- Aged around 16 months in French oak, part new
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 45 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2003
Scores
- Wine Spectator 91 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2020)