Winery RaposeiraBruto
Sparkling wine
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Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery Raposeira's Bruto.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot khorus
Modern, coloured and structured reds with a sustained purple robe, rounded tannins, an ample palate and preserved acidity; aromas of dark fruits (blackberry, plum) close to Bordeaux Merlot. Productive and resistant. Cultivated in small quantities for sustainably managed vineyards, part of the new generation of mildew- and powdery-mildew-resistant grapes. Recent French black hybrid variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bruto from Winery Raposeira are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Raposeira
The Winery Raposeira is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
