The Wine
It is a vin de guard that coveys well the terroir of the Quinta do Côtto. It possesses intense aromas and flavours of fruits and spices, and is a very fine and complex wine. The characteristic tannins derived from the Portuguese oak are amply present, endowing the wine with the character and elegance that make it unique.
The Côtto Grande Escolha is produced from vineyards that are at least 25 years old and is solely in years of exceptional quality.
CÔTTO GRANDE ESCOLHA
Tasting and Gastronomic Notes
Technical Notes
| Colour | Dark ruby |
| Nose | Good complexity and great depth, notes of intense spices and well-ripened red fruits, with lightly smoky hints that confer harmony and great personality. |
| Taste | Very good structure, full-bodied, intense yet well-ripened tannins, good balance and correct acidity. Long and pleasant finish, in perfect harmony. Shows the potential of a great wine, although still rather young, with great potential for ageing. |
| Gastronomy | Stew or roasted game and lamb meat dishes. |
| Classification | Douro controlled appellation of origin (D.O.C.) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Grape varieties | Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz e Sousão |
| Harvest | 100% manual, in 20kg boxes, during the second fortnight of September, under perfect weather conditions. This crop produced remarkable quality musts standards, very homogenous, highly concentrated and ripe fruit. |
| Vinification | 100% destemmed grapes fermented during 10 days in temperature controlled autovinificators and stainless steal vats. Skin maceration for 21 days Malolactic Fermentation Stabilization. |
| Wood maturation | Around 14 months in new Portuguese oak 225 litre barrels, medium toast. |
| Analysis | Alc. 13,1% - Total acidity: 5,85 g/l - p.H.: 3,64 |
