Portugal

Douro

Full

Natural Cork

António Maçanita is known as one of the most dynamic winemakers in Portugal – after spending three years in Bordeaux, Australia and the Napa Valley, he returned to the Alentejo in 2004 to make his first wine at the age of 24, in collaboration with English viticulturalist David Booth, before subsequently establishing wineries in the Azores and, by 2011, in the Douro. Joined in the Douro by his sister Joana, also a winemaker, the grapes for this wine are sourced from the Cima Corgo, near Pinhão. It is a blend of 55% Touriga Nacional, along with a 25% old vine field blend and 20% Sousão. Aged for 12 months: 50% in stainless steel, 50% in French oak, of which half is new.

Sarah Ahmed: Spicy and rich, with a raisined fruit character - on the overripe side perhaps, but a very solid effort nonetheless. 
Beatriz Machado:Memorably spicy and concentrated, with notes of fig, violet and dark plum. Finishes long.  
Nick Oakley: Dense yet complete and finely rendered, offering refined tannins and a smooth creaminess. Stylish and harmonious.

Maçanita, Douro, Douro Valley, Portugal, 2017

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António Maçanita is known as one of the most dynamic winemakers in Portugal – after spending three years in Bordeaux, Australia 

Maçanita, Douro, Douro Valley, Portugal, 2017

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