Quinta de Lemos
2007
Quinta de Lemos Silgueiros Dona Santana
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, & Alfrocheiro
Tasting Notes
Technical Details
Attributes
Reviews
Considered the estate’s entry level wine, it’s incredibly youthful with dark, brooding fruit and a long life ahead. This drinks like an unfortified port, and is starting to show some evolution on the rich, dark fruit. A fine example of high quality, hidden gems that are coming out of Portugal.
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen & Alfrocheiro grape blend.
This wine contains allergens, sulfites.
The Estate
The vineyards are located in the Silgueiros sub-region between 350 and 400 meters in altitude. The vineyard is managed within an integrated protection program, with the application of herbicides being prohibited.
Wine Making
The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels and subsequently ages for 15 months in order to enhance its structure and complexity.
Food Suggestions
Pairs well with beef, lamb, deer, venison, and poultry dishes.
• Available Size: 750mL (12 pc)
• Organic & Biodynamic
• Type: Wines
• Sub-type: Wines
• Class: Red
• ABV%: 14.5
• Organic & Biodynamic
• Type: Wines
• Sub-type: Wines
• Class: Red
• ABV%: 14.5
Wine Enthusiast – 91
Opening with a hint of funk, it pulls itself together well and rather quickly. Like the ‘06 Tinta Roriz, it is a very fine effort in a difficult vintage. Add a fair hit of tannins and high acidity and it does have some rustic overtones. It does evolve in the glass, however, and it shows some potential, too. There is a bit of a sour plum note that emerges with aeration—the Touriga Nacional, perhaps. It certainly did not seem evocative of the grape.
Wine Advocate/RP – 87
Opening with a hint of funk, it pulls itself together well and rather quickly. Like the ‘06 Tinta Roriz, it is a very fine effort in a difficult vintage. Add a fair hit of tannins and high acidity and it does have some rustic overtones. It does evolve in the glass, however, and it shows some potential, too. There is a bit of a sour plum note that emerges with aeration—the Touriga Nacional, perhaps. It certainly did not seem evocative of the grape.
