Tasting Note: Quinta da Rede, Gran Reserva 2014, Douro DOC

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Quinta da Rede

Region: Baixo Corgo, Douro, Portugal

Appellation: Douro DOC

Type: Still Dry Red Wine

Vintage: 2014

Date of Tasting: December 2022

Type of viticulture: Conventional

Grapes used: Touriga Nacional 60% + Tinta Roriz 20% + Touriga Franca 20%

Blend: Mix of Hillside grapes from the same year

Winemaking details: Vegan, Gluten Free, French Oak aging

Aging: 12 months under French Oak

Sugar level: Dry (Low)

Sulphites: Contains Sulphites

APPEARANCE

• Colour = Ruby
• Intensity = Deep

NOSE

• Intensity = Medium
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = Redcurrant, Cranberry, Blackberry, Vanilla, Cherry

PALATE

• Sweetness = Dry
• Acidity =  Medium
• Tannins = Medium (fine and well integrated)
• Alcohol = Medium (14,5°)
• Body = Medium
• Flavour Intensity = Medium+
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = Redcurrant, Cranberry, Blackberry, Vanilla, Cherry, Dried Cranberry, Hint of Cloves (not found on the nose)
• Other = Long fruity and well balanced finish
• Finish = Long

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very Very Good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 8-12 years
  • Will not gain complexity from aging
• Retail Price = euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = Extremly good value for money
• Comparison with same price competition = Great quality offered compared to the competition at the same price
• Suitability for Diabetics = Suitable
• Service Temperature = around 8°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Pasta, Meat plates (with Sauces), Beef, Deer…
• Comments = Do not expect a very powerful wine but rather a wine with a good level of intensity that will seduce you based on its incredible balance and refinement. Overall a very seducing wine thanks to its great balance, fruit intensity and enjoyable tannins. It is clearly a delicate and refined wine with a long enjoyable finish
• Final Grade = A-

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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.

• Overall Quality scale
  • Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
• Bottle Aging
  • Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
• Retail Price
  • Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
• Value for Money
  • Quality offered compared to the price paid
• Comparison with same price competition
  • where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
• Suitability for Diabetics
  • Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
• Comments
  • Any additional elements worth noting
• Final Grade Scale
  • A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
  • A+ = Outstanding Wine
  • A = Great Wine
  • A- = Very Very Good
  • B+ = Very Good
  • B = Good
  • B- = Noteworthy
  • C+ = Acceptable
  • C = Poor
  • F = The worst grade of this scale