Andreza Reserva
75 cl
/
13.5% Vol
A blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca & Tinta Roriz with 12 months in new French oak. Made by Jao Silva e Sousa & Francisco Baptista of Lua Cheia em Vinhas Velhas, two of the best winemakers in the region. ‘A very well-priced wine that will go down perfectly with red or white meat dishes. Spicy dark fruits with good acidity, some vanilla oak and a good dry lightly tannic finish.’ - Wilson on Wine
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Andreza Reserva
€17.50
Ex Tax: €14.23
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Product Details
Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green
Nose
Very concentrated and complex, ripe fruit with notes of vanilla due to oak barrel ageing
Palate
Very elegant and structured. Long finish with lingering notes of ripe fruit.
Colour
Ruby red
Fact Sheet
Fluid
75 cl
Grape Variety
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz
Alcohol %
13.5%
Style
Dry, Full Bodied
Estate/Producer
Lua Cheia em Vinhas Velhas
Country
Portugal
Region/AOC
Douro
Vintage
2017
Making Techniques
Destemmed and crushed, 12 hous pre-maceration fermentation at 34ºC to increase enzyme action; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures (22-24ºC); light pumping over
Closure
Cork
Food Matching
Food Matching
Roasted meat or roasted vegetables
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Jancis Robinson
16.5/20
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Silver Medal (90 points) - Decanter World Wine Awards 2023
88 points - RobertParker.com, Review by Mark Squires, May 2023
· 90/Editors' Choice - Wine Enthusiast, August / September 2023 : “Structured with tannins, young black fruits and a mineral texture, this fine wine has plenty of potential. Its richness is just showing through the wine's texture. Drink from 2025.”
Wine Enthusiast
90 Points. 'Soft, sweet ripe fruit nose of dark fruit liqueur, chocolat & Christmas spice. A big wine with a massive structure. Accessible, creamy style flirting between fruit and oak. It has a firm, dark berry fruit on the finish and good balance.'
FAQs
Dark chocolate pairs best with wines that have the structural intensity to match its bitter cocoa and tannin character without being overwhelmed. Fortified wines are the strongest match: aged Tawny Port with its dried fig, rancio, and roasted nut character is the classic pairing. Banyuls from the Roussillon, a naturally sweet Grenache based wine, is the benchmark French equivalent. A full bodied, fruit forward red such as Zinfandel or Amarone can also work, where the ripe dark fruit and spice complement the chocolate.
Many wines use animal derived fining agents during production to clarify and stabilise the liquid before bottling. Common fining agents include isinglass (derived from fish swim bladders), gelatine (bovine or porcine), casein (milk protein), and egg whites (albumin). These are added to bind suspended particles and removed before bottling, but trace quantities may remain. Vegan wines use alternatives including bentonite clay, activated carbon, or pea protein. Checking the Barnivore database or looking for a vegan certification on the label is the most reliable approach.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
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