Casa Ferreirinha, 2018 Red Wine

Callabriga, Douro Tinto
Decanter 2022 Bronze Award Winner

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 13%

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$24.81 USD

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Description

Callabriga is a contemporary red wine from the Douro; its intensity and elegance reflecting the versatility and passionate modernity of the region's wines. Callabriga is one of the most innovative wines of Casa Ferreirinha, a brand of global import that is renowned for producing Douro wines of superior quality.

Tasting Notes Casa Ferreirinha Callabriga is a deep ruby colour, almost opaque. An intense, really complex aroma, with notes of black and red fruits, pepper, resin and pine needles, with attractive, well-integrated oak. It has good body and acidity, high quality tannins, black fruit flavours, a hint of cocoa and a long, elegant finish.

Serving Tips & Storage A natural deposit may form in the bottle. It is recommended, after the 2nd year of bottling, that the wine be decanted before it is drunk. Serve at 16ºC-18ºC. This wine pairs wonderfully with meat dishes, such as roasted kid or grilled mature meat. It is also the ideal accompaniment to game or slightly fatty roasted fish. This wine is ready to drink but can remain at its best for a few years. Store the bottle in a horizontal position, away from light and heat.

This producer, founded in 1952, is named after the legendary Porto matriarch Dona Antónia Ferreira. She was affectionately nicknamed 'Ferreirinha' by her countrymen, and Casa Ferreirinha, the first producer in the region dedicated to making light wines, pays homage to her memory. Purchased by Sogrape in 1987, it has 520 hectares of vineyard in the Douro in all of its three sub-regions: Lower Corgo, Upper Corgo and Douro Superior. The winemaking is headed up by Luís Sottomayor.

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Condition

Excellent

Reviews

88/100- Mark Squires The Wine Advocate
The 2018 Callabriga, all from Douro Superior, is a 50/30 blend of Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional, with 20% Tinta Roriz, aged for 12 months in a 75/25 mixture of used oak (mostly French, 25% American). It comes in at 13.5% alcohol. Reasonably substantial in mouthfeel, this has ripe tannins for support, although they do become more obvious with aeration. There are nuances of herbs on the finish and a hint of olives. It's not the most expressive Callabriga I've seen, or the most focused, but it has some chance to develop more. Still, this vintage has some questions to answer. It seems a step behind what I've been seeing of late. Maybe some cellar time will prove me wrong. There were 65,000 bottles produced.

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