2008 Poeira, Jorge Moreira, Douro

2008 Poeira, Jorge Moreira, Douro

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From the dramatic schistous terraces of the Douro this is probably the best table wine in Portugal. Jorge Moreira farms 25 parcels on north-facing sites, a picturesque mosaic of indigenous varieties, principally Touriga Nacional, Tinto Roriz and Touriga Francesca. With traditional lagare foot-trodden grapes and 16 months in new and one year old French oak, this wine achieves a healthy coincidence of the traditional and the modern, with bags of fruit and plenty of energy. Spicy, rich, textured, refined yet fruity, with notes of mulberry and dark cherry ….expressive yet restrained, a saucer-full of secrets.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)

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David Williams
In recent years the Douro Valley, home of port, has become one of Europe's most exciting red wine producers, crafting wines that manage to be at once powerful and elegant. That's certainly the case here – there's a deep well of black fruit and tannin, but there's lifted, almost floral aromas, too, in a seriously classy red.
The 20 best Christmas white wines over £20
David Williams - The Observer, Sunday 13 November 2011
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About this WINE

Quinta da Terra Feita de Cima

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Douro

Douro

The Douro region begins 100km inland from Porto and extends east to the Spanish border. With its winding river, sculptured terraced hillsides and wild, hilly vistas it is one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world.

Dominated by the region’s famous fortified Ports, the Douro’s still wines are gaining a rapidly improving reputation. Most top wines are labelled as Douro DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) although there are also some good wines using French grape varieties (not authorised under the DOC) that are labelled as Vinho Regional Terras Durienses.

With much of the areas overlapping, the Douro DOC covers almost 38,000ha, the Vinho Regional slightly more (45,500ha) and the DO for Port slightly less (32,000ha). The region’s soils benefit from a thick layer of schist on top of the typical granite that abounds in most of northern Portugal. The schist absorbs and radiates heat back into the vines, while allowing the limited amount of rain to seep far into the ground and the vine roots to delve deep into the vertical planes.

The wines are predominantly red and range from relatively light, lively and fruity to deep, dark, concentrated and fully-flavoured. The former tend to be made from Rabigato, Gouveio, Codega, Donzelinho, Malvasia Fina and Viosinho while the latter come from the better-known Port varieties: Tinta Roriz (aka Tempranillo), Touriga Nacional, Tinta Francesca, Tinto Cão, Bastardo, Mourisco Tinto, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca. Classic French varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gewurztraminer are also planted and used to produce the Vinho Regional wines.


Recommended Producers: Quinta de la Rosa, Jorge Moreira, Altano

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Other Varieties

Other Varieties

There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.

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