Infantado NV Porto Ruby
Description: | The Quinta do Infantado is a delicious "ruby" port of superb quality made from Touriga Franca/Touriga Nacional/Tinta Roriz/old field-blended red varieties. From exclusively Class A parcels (Serra Douro, Lapa, Castelos) totaling 11.5 hectares on poor schist soils. The fruit is hand-harvested, partly destemmed and fermented in lagar and tank; fermentation is stopped with 77-degree grape brandy. The wine is aged in a variety of tonel and balseiro, which are tall wooden tanks from 3,000-60,000 liters with thick staves that slow down oxidation. It finishes at a modest 19.5% alcohol and 70 g/liter Rs, in other words considerably drier than most rubies. The average age in bottle is 2-3 years. This is an insanely delicious everyday porto that is the best value in the Us, or in Portugal for that matter. |
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Price: | $ 18.99 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Chambers Street Wines
Address: |
160 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 United States |
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Telephone (regular): | 212-227-1434 |
Fax: | 212-227-7978 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 20, 2024.