Tasting Notes
Aged in old French oak barrels to balance structure and soften tannins this wine is smooth and has rich notes of black fruit, clove and tobacco.
Food Matches
Meat, Roast Dinners & Hard Cheeses
Wine Profile
Wine Type Red Wine
Vintage 2020
Style Full & Rich Reds
Country Portugal
Grower Name Vieira de Sousa
Grape Variety Touriga Franca
ABV 14.50%
Closure Natural Cork
Bottle Size 75cl
Allergens Sulphites
SKU SOUSARESERVAR20
Grower
Vieira de Sousa
Winemaker Luisa and sister Maria are the 5th winemaking generation of family Port House Vieira de Sousa based near Sabrosa, in Cima Corgo the heart of the Douro. The sisters have restored the family company to an independent Port House after nearly a century of selling wines to Churchill’s and Taylor’s. In the wake of the devastating phyloxera infestation that… Read More
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Touriga Franca
An important dark-skinned grape variety that is used in the production of Port and dry red wines from Douro in Portugal. Touriga Franca is more widely planted than Touriga Nacional but it is the less well known of the two grapes. The origin of this grape is unclear, it could be a crossing or a mutation of Touriga Nacional and an unkown parent, but the name misleads you as it… Read More
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