23 Barricas Touriga Nacional Syrah - Herdade dos Grous

The powerful 23 Barricas Touriga Nacional Syrah Herdade dos Grous glides into the glass with a dense purple color. If you give it some air in the wine glass by swirling, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which shows in church windows at the edge of the glass. The bouquet of this red wine from Alentejo seduces with nuances of black currant, blueberry, mulberry and blackberry. If we trace the aromatics further, forest floor and sun-warmed rock come into play.

On the palate, the 23 Barricas Touriga Nacional Syrah from Herdade dos Grous starts pleasantly aromatic, fruit-driven and balanced. Full-bodied and multilayered, this fleshy and dense red wine presents itself on the palate. The final of this red wine from the wine-growing region of Alentejo finally captivates with beautiful reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral notes of the soils dominated by slate.

Vinification of the Herdade dos Grous 23 Barricas Touriga Nacional Syrah

The basis for the powerful 23 Barricas Touriga Nacional Syrah from Alentejo are grapes from the Syrah and Touriga Nacional varieties. In Alentejo, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of slate. After the harvest, the grapes arrive quickly at the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by aging for several months in oak barriques.

Food recommendation for the Herdade dos Grous 23 Barricas Touriga Nacional Syrah

Enjoy this red wine from Portugal ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs, ossobuco or vegetable couscous with beef meatballs.

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