Maçanita Vinhos, Touriga Nacional, Cima Corgo, DOP Douro, Portugal, 2020

Producer Profile

The Maçanita Vinhos project was created by characterful siblings, Joana and António Maçanita, in the Douro back in 2011.

Having worked together in over 14 wineries around the country, they wanted the new project to reflect their experiences and aspirations: lots of laughter, lots of arguments and an ethos of questioning the existing way of doing things. Over the intervening years, Maçanita Vinhos have managed to encompass the diversity of the terroir of the Douro Valley in its purest and most faithful form. The wines of Maçanita express each facet of this spectacular landscape: the “high-altitude Douro”, the “hot schist Douro”, the “cold granite Douro” all through indigenous grape varieties from old vines and a non-interventionist approach.

Viticulture

The sub-region of Cima Corgo, which distinguishes itself from the others by presenting a cooler continental climate, gave origin to this single blend Touriga Nacional. The result is a more jovial, floral and fresher Touriga Nacional than generally found in the other Douro sub-regions.

Winemaking

A traditional red wine fermentation, without any use of oak for its ageing.

Tasting Note

Intense violet-ruby colour. Very fresh in the mouth with a strong fruit expression of cherry, blackberry, raspberry and sweet spice making this wine pretty moreish right now, but also suitable for ageing. Unoaked which allows the terroir to shine through.

Food Matching

Goes well with white and red meat dishes with both traditional and modern cuisine.