Convento de Tomar Reserva Red wine

Premium red wine from the Tejo Region

Designation: Convento de Tomar Reserva
Appellation: DOC do TEJO
Origin: Tomar, Portugal

Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon - 25% Syrah - 25%

Ageing 6 months in French and American used oak barrels.

Winemaker tasting notes: "lntense garnet color with violet hues; Deep and intense aroma of ripe fruit, with flower notes and a little touch of spices; Concentrated in the mouth, full-bodied, with fine tannins present but elegant. The fruit proves to be quite intense, with spicy hints; Long, harmonious and elegant finish."

Analysis

Alcohol content: 13,5% vol.
pH 3,54
Total acidity: 5,6 g/l
Reducing sugars: 3,8 g/l

Reviews:

“This wine, with its firm tannins and dense fruit, brings out the structure of Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Spice, wood aging and rich berry fruits all promise medium-term aging.” 89pts - Wine Enthusiast 1/2014

Awards:

• Gold Mundus Vini 2015
• 87pts Wine Enthusiast
• 16.5/20pts Paixão pelo Vinho
• 16/20pts Vinhos de Portugal
• Gold Challenge International du Vin, 2014
• Silver AWC Vienna, 2014
• Silver Concurso Vinhos do Tejo, 2014
• Bronze International Wine Challenge, 2014

The Grapes

Touriga Nacional

As Portugal’s most well-known grape variety, it has made a nice home for itself in the Tejo region.

Producing wines with high tannins, full body and flavors like dark berries, plums and purple flowers, the grape thrives in southern Portugal’s warm climate.

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world.

It has found a special niche and style in the Tejo Region, one of the few Portuguese winegrowing regions where it can ripen to perfection.

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of those varieties that can be termed "enriching"; deeply colored and thick-skinned, it can spice up blends, imbuing body and consistency to well-composed, perfumed, fruity and spicy wines.

It is rarely bottled as a varietal wine in the Tejo, but is present in small amounts to give structure in many wines.

Appreciated for its versatility, resistance and correctness it yields wines of immense longevity that age with elegance and security.

Syrah

Of all the non-Portuguese varieties to be grown here, Syrah has best adapted to the Tejo climate, adjusting easily to the searing summer heat with its interminable hours of sunshine and extreme temperatures.

Big robust and full-bodied wines with lots of fruit, some pepper, usually spicy, sometimes powerful and alcoholic.

Wines from early-ripening grapes are accessible when young, smooth and inviting with good cellaring potential.

Enjoy the red wine Convento de Tomar Reserva with red meat dishes, game dishes and cheese.