Quinta do Crasto

Douro Valley Situated on the right bank of the river Douro, half way between Regua and Pinhao, Quinta do Crasto has been owned by the Almeida family since 1910. Originally the quinta sold all its wines to shippers until Jorge Roquette took over responsibility after marrying into the family, and ploughed great finance and effort into modernising the vineyards and winery. Port is a fundamental part of any Quinta of the Douro, but the enormous potential of the region needed to be explored and, therefore, the still underdeveloped Douro red wines were a natural extension. To make these wines oenologist David Baverstock was employed in 1994. David has now left the team but the vineyard work has been taken over by Tomas Roquette and the winemaking by Australian Dominic Morris. The grapes are all foot-trodden in lagares with a specially adapted temperature control system and aged in barrique for 2 years before being bottled.

	Quinta do Crasto Douro Red 2004 Bin No. CRASTORED Price: £8.00 The Quinta do Crasto Douro red is a blend of; 33% Touriga Francesca, 33% Tinto Roriz and 34% Touriga Nacional grapes that are pressed gently to extract fruit flavour and colour without extracting too much tannin. The wine then spends 9 months in American oak to produce a fruit-driven style of wine that is best enjoyed young. The wine is deep, opaque red in colour with aromas of intense berry fruit with subtle oak complexity. On the palate it is ..
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	Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional 2003 Bin No. CRASTOTOUR Price: £28.50 The vineyards at Quinta do Crasto include several hectares of Touriga Nacional which has long been recognised as the premium grape of the Douro Valley for the production of high quality port and table wine. At Quinta do Crasto, Touriga Nacional grapes are always fermented separately, some as port, and some as Douro red wine. After 24 hours of foot treading in lagares (granite tanks) this wine was fermented in stainless steel before being run into ..
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