Casa Ferreirinha Castas Escondidas Douro

Casa Ferreirinha has created a special wine made from the Douro's lesser-known grape varieties (24% Vinhas Velhas, 17% Tinto Cão, 16% Tinta Amarela, 14% Touriga Fêmea, 14% Tinta Francisca, 6% Rufete, 4% Tinta da Barca, 3% Bastardo, 2% Marufo Tintoto ) to both preserve the region's biodiversity and celebrate its terroir. These 'Castas Escondidas' are normally used in Port Wines, but are rarely revealed. Here, balanced perfectly with the more renowned Tinto-Cão grape variety they are enriched by grapes from older vineyards. After destemming, the grapes were transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation took place. A long and gentle maceration followed. The wine then matured in French oak casks for a period of roughly 18 months.
A ruby colour, this wine has an intense and complex aroma with prominent notes of forest-floor, hints of spices such as pepper and cinnamon, balsamic tones of cedar, as well as splashes of fresh red fruit. It is blessed with some minerality and a discreet, but well integrated wood element. On the palate, it has good volume, silky tannins and further notes of fresh fruit and balsamic that invite a long finish of great elegance.
A natural deposit may form in the bottle so it is recommended that the wine be decanted prior to consumption.