Quinta da Sequeira Grande Reserva Tinto 2018 (75cl)

A red wine from Portugal's Douro Valley, made from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz. The Grande Reserva designation signals a meticulous selection of fruit, typically from older vines on schist and granite-rich parcels. After fermentation it matures in new and seasoned oak barrels, then ages further in bottle before release. The 2018 vintage allowed optimal phenolic ripeness in the traditional Douro varietals. The wine shows dark forest fruits, cassis and plum, with cedar, tobacco leaf and vanilla from oak. Robust and well-defined, it has firm yet polished tannins, vibrant acidity, dark chocolate, liquorice and a mineral undertow, with a persistent finish.