2023 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Grainha Reserva Red 6 x 0.75L 6 Bottles Douro Region WINEMAKER: Jorge Alves. AWARDS/RECOMMENDATIONS 90 Points, James Suckling 17 Points, Vinho Grandes Escolhas 90 Points, Wine Spectator (2021 Vintage) Gold Medal Mundus Vini (2021 Vintage) Gold Medal, Berlin Wine Trophy (2021 Vintage) 90 Points Wine Enthusiast (2020 Vintage) 89 Points, Robert Parker (2020 Vintage) 89 Points Decanter World Wine Awards (2019 Vintage) 17.5 Points Revista de Vinhos (2016 Vintage) WINE VARIETIES: Tinta Roriz (40%), Touriga Franca (30%), Touriga Nacional (15%), Tinta Barroca (10%) & Tinto Cão (5%). VINIFICATION Grainha is the seed of the grapevine, responsible for preserving its characteristics and ensuring that life will flourish from it - the very essence of nature. Grainha Reserva is inspired by the grape seed, which delivers the fundamental compounds of a wine, including proteins, condensed tannins and aromatic extracts. 100% destemmed. Aging 11 months in French oak barrels (70% of which 2nd and 3rd year oak barrels and 30% is new oak). TASTING NOTES This wine reflects the character of the schist. Sophisticated and extremely complex from the beginning, itconveys the full dimensions of the Douro in every drop, offering afull and generous mix of fruity, dense and spicy aromas, with a silkytexture, fine tannins and a firm structure, with the desired gravity.A balanced, long and very precise finish. SERVING It goes well with game, red meat and cheese. Store in a cool, dry place, protected from light and temperature fluctuations. Serve at a temperature between 16ºC and 18ºC. Consume in moderation. HISTORY With a history spanning over 200 years, Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo occupies over 120 ha of land, and has been listed since the first demarcation of the Douro wine region, in 1756, during the Pombaline era. The original wine cellar that dates back to 1764 and the 19th century manor house with a chapel (1795) are harmoniously integrated into one of the estate's hills. Owned by the Portuguese Royal Family until 1725, it became a “new estate” when two estates were merged. Several Portuguese families lived in the estate in the 18th and 19th centuries, during an important period in the agriculture of the Douro, and gave life to the vineyards and wine, fruit orchards, water mills built along the stream that runs through the estate and the old olive grove. Since 1999 the estate’s history has been intensely lived by the Amorim family. Now in its fourth generation, the Amorim family has been linked to the wine trade since 1870, through its first trading activity - producing cork stoppers for the Port Wine Cellars, in Vila Nova de Gaia. It is now one of the most prominent family groups in Portugal, and operates in several countries of the world, in different business sectors. The estate is now managed by Luisa Amorim, who has significantly augmented the family's wine business. With deep cultural awareness, the wines have ancestral roots in Portugal’s finest wine regions, including unique places such as the Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the Douro and the Quinta da Taboadella in the Dão region. PLEASE NOTE: This is a recurring auction. The seal number(s) you see on the photos might differ from the one(s) on your bottle(s).