Quinta da Romaneira Touriga Nacional “Três Parcelas”
WHY WE LOVE IT
- It’s fairly rare to find an Estate 100% Touriga Nacional.
- This wine is a blend of three different individual vineyard sites at Romaneira; Tomba Chapeus, Apontador and Mina. Each parcel is remarkable and produces a Touriga Nacional wine of exceptional quality, but when blended together, the wines of these three unique terroirs combine to produce a great Touriga Nacional!
- Natural acidity found in the musts with relatively low pH and the high total acidities. As a result, the wine has a freshness few times verified in the Douro.
Varietal Composition: 100% Touriga Nacional
Elaboration: The wine fermented in stainless steel tanks for a period of 8 days followed by malolactic fermentation in tank and a small part in oak. The Tres Parcelas Touriga Nacional is 100% aged in wood for 11 months, 38% new French oak (225 liters barrels).
Tasting Notes: The Touriga Nacional is fine, profound and aromatic, a harmonious expression of the best characteristics of the three individual wines.
PRESS
2017 – 92 Wine Enthusiast | 91 Wine Spectator
2018 – 93 Wine Enthusiast | 92 Wine Spectator
2019 – 93 Wine Enthusiast | 92 James Suckling
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
The 1,100 acre spread of Quinta da Romaneira is widely considered one of the Douro Valley’s most breathtaking estates. The winery began producing port in 1872, but was not legally allowed to bottle under its own name until 1986 when DO changes gave single quintas the authority to do so.
Christian Seely purchased Romaneira in 2004 with plans to put the winery shoulder to shoulder with the Douro’s top names in terms of reputation and quality. Seely and winemaker Antonio Agrellos understand what such ambition means – They are the dynamic duo behind the much celebrated rebirth of another great property, Quinta do Noval (which sits literally next door), which they’ve operated for the past twenty years.
The entire Romaneira vineyard estate is classified “A” (the highest mark that can be obtained in the Douro) and the house focuses almost completely on unfortified dry wines and vintage style port.