Casa Ferreirinha Quinta da Leda Douro Tinto 2021Casa Ferreirinha are arguably Portugal's most accomplished red wine producer. Makers of the iconic (and astronomically expensive) Barca Velha, they farm some of the finest plots of old vines in the Douro Valley. Meticulous hand selection of fruit, judicious use of high quality French oak and long macerations are key to their deep and profound red wines. A single vineyard wine from the Quinta da Leda, this red is a blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga

known for its exceptional Nebbiolo-based red wines

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rich plum flavours are complemented by a lifted

Its completely unoaked and full of freshly picked red fruit and fresh plums

Bodegas Martinez Lacuesta have been making wine since the late 1800s and three generations of the Lacuesta family have made the wine during this period

and ageing is carried out in a mix of new and neutral French oak to support texture without dominating the fruit

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The palate balances perfectly between ripe

preserving freshness and purity of fruit rather than adding weight or spice from barrels

Fruit characters come through quite strongly with a clean citrus and mineral character rounding off the finish

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