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Other Wines by this Domaine
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Background
Paulo Saturnino Cunha is the owner of the Quinta do Alqueve, a terrific property in the Ribatejo region of Portugal, approximately 40 miles north of Lisbon. He has worked hard to transform his family’s farm of many generations – planting nearly 140 acres of tightly spaced vineyards 20 years ago in the sandy, dry calcaire soil. Paulo decided to use grape varieties that originate from the region of Porto, including Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, which is better known as Tempranillo in Spain. These wines are made very carefully - starting in the vineyards. Yields are severely controlled, crop-thinning is done twice each season, and all the fruit is picked by hand and hand-sorted before vinification.
The 2003 is the first release of 2 Worlds and is an equal blend of Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon which is aged in new and 1 year old barrels for 12 months, then bottled unfiltered. This wine is big, rich with loads of fruit and spice, well defined structure which will allow for ageing up to 6-10 years.
Contact: rks@robertkacherselections.com
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