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RAPARIGA DA QUINTA 2011 REGIONAL RED

Grape Varieties: Aragonês (40%,) Trincadeira (30%), Touriga

Nacional (30%).

Winemaking: Total destemming and gentle crushing, cold soaked

at 12 degrees C. Vinification in stainless steel tanks with automatic

pumping. Extended maceration with temperature control. Aged 6

months in American oak barrels.

Alcohol: 14%

Production: Produced and bottled in S. Miguel de Machede

(Évora).

Tasting Notes: Well structured, elegant and fruity. Blackberry

fruits burst in the mouth. The wine is well structured with a good

backbone of acidity, slight wood and spice character.

RAPARIGA DA QUINTA 2011 REGIONAL RED RESERVA

Grape Varieties: Alicante Bouschet (50%), Aragonês (30%), Touriga

Nacional (20%).

Winemaking: Grapes are cold soaked for 2 days before fermenta-

tion at 12 degrees C. Vinification is in open fermenters with

“punching-down” to ensure balance phenolic extraction. Extended

maceration with temperature controlled. Aged 12 months in old

French and American oak barrels.

Alcohol: 14.5%


(Évora).

Tasting Notes: A powerful yet smooth and well structured wine

with big black juicy fruit flavors, the acidity is an equally warming

addition to the final spice character.

RAPARIGA DA QUINTA 2012 REGIONAL WHITE

Grape Varieties: Antão Vaz (60%), Verdelho (40%).

Winemaking: Temperature controlled fermentation in stainless

steel vats at 14-16 degrees C. Aged sur lie with bâtonnage for 4

months.

Alcohol: 14%


(Évora).

Tasting Notes: Great body and weight in the mouth, delivering

tropical fruit flavors, mineral and tangerine with a core of re-

freshing acidity.

LUIS DUARTE | ALENTEJO, PORTUGAL

LUIS DUARTE HAS REVOLUTIONIZED WINEMAKING IN ALENTEJO.

With 25 years of experience, Luís has been responsible for the successful projects of Herdade do Esporão and most re-cently Herdade dos Grous. One of Portugal’s most recognized vignerons, Luís is the only Portuguese winemaker to have been awarded Winemaker of the Year 2 times in both 1997 and 2007. He has also consulted for a multitude of other of other highly accoladed wineries throughout the country. Luís aims to develop wine blends tailored to the preferences of the international wine lover, leveraging indigenous grape varietals, ancient winemaking processes, while utilizing state of the art technology. In 2007, Luís started his own personal project introducing the Rapariga Da Quinta and Rubrica labels. Introduced to the US market only in 2010, they have become an instant success with both brands landing in the top 100 wines of the year in the Wine Enthusiast magazine.

Rubrica means signature in Portuguese. The grapes from these wines come from Luís’ Monte do Carrapatelo home property of 8 hectares. The wines are a great expression of what Luís Duarte is capable of creating. Wonderfully rich wines blended with indigenous Portuguese and French grape varieties, aged in French oak barrels.

Rapariga da Quinta translates into, “The Girl of the Estate.” The grapes come from a property located in S. Miguel de Machede (Évora), basically extending out in front of the winery where all of Luís’ wines are made. The range consists of a red and white wine along with a red reserva.


RUBRICA 2010 REGIONAL RED

Grape Varieties: Alicante Bouschet (40%), Touriga Nacional

(20%), Syrah (15%), Aragonês (15%), and Petit Verdot (10%).

Winemaking: Grapes are from the Monte do Carrapatelo prop-

erty. Fermentation in lagares with intense maceration. The

wine is then staged for 9 months in French oak barrels.

Alcohol: 14%

Production: Grapes for this wine are from the personal prop-

erty of Luís Duarte. .

Tasting Notes: Rich and concentrated with blackberry fruit

flavors. A powerful and juicy wine with finely structured

tannins and refreshing acidity add to a long and balanced

finish in the mouth.

RUBRICA 2011 REGIONAL WHITE

Grape Varieties: Antão Vaz (50%), Verdelho (25%),

Viognier (25%).

Winemaking: A portion of the wine was fermented in new

French oak barrels for 6 months undergoing battonage.

Alcohol: 14%

Production: Grapes for this wine are from the personal prop-

erty of Luís Duarte.

Tasting Notes: Big and bold in the mouth, driven by a miner-

ality and a citrus back drop. This wine is packed with tropical

fruit flavors, crisp green apple and citrus, with a bit of toast

and spice in the finish.

Luis Duarte Varietals and Pricing

Pricing UPC Reviews/Ratings

Rapariga da Quinta White 2012

(6-pack) 8410062261769

2010 WE 92 Best Buy

2009 WE 92 Best Buy & Ranked 30th in Top 100

Rapariga da Quinta Red 2011

(6-pack) 8410062440010

2010 WE 90 Best Buy

2009 WE 91

2008 WE 91 Best Buy

Rapariga da Quinta Red Reserva 2011

(6-pack)

8410052000101

2010 WE 93

2009 WE 94 Ranked 9 in Top 100

2008 WE 94 - Editors' Choice & Ranked 11th in Top 100

Rubrica White 2011

(6-pack) 8410062261769

2010 WE 94 Cellar Selection

2009 WE 93 Ranked 22 in Top 100

Rubrica Red 2010

(6-pack) 8410062261769




ÁLVARO CASTRO|DÃO, PORTUGAL

ÁLVARO CASTRO IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS BEING THE LEADING PRODUCER IN PORTUGAL’S DÃO REGION.

The first historic references of Quinta da Pellada goes back to the 16th Century. Álvaro Castro’s enthusiasm for

wine and viticulture made him decide to give his full attention in re-establishing an old family tradition of wine-

making, which had been broken for two generations. He released his first vintage in 1989 and has been receiving

wide acclaim ever since. The family has three vineyards- Quinta da Pellada 28.5

hectares, Quinta de Saes 17 hectares, and Outeiro, 20 hectares.

ÁLVARO Castro Varietals and Pricing


Outeiro Red 2010

(12-pack) 8410062261769 2009 Robert Parker 88

DÃO Alvaro Castro White 2012

(12-pack) 8410062261769 2010 Robert Parker 90

DÃO Alvaro Castro Red 2010

(12-pack) 8410062440010

2009 WE 90

2009 Robert Parker 88

2008 WE 91 Editors' Choice

DÃO ÁLVARO CASTRO 2012 DOC WHITE

Grape Varieties: Cercial (40%), Bical (40%), Encruzado (20%).

Winemaking: After harvesting and macerating, this wine is obtained

after a slow two month fermentation period followed by another 3

month batônnage (lee stirring) period. This process results in extra

volume to the wine that works well within its mineral and acidic

properties.

Alcohol: 13%

Production: 12,000 bottles

Tasting Notes: Full in the mouth, with fresh citrus flavors

and Apricot. Smooth and fresh on the palate with a great

balance of fruit and acidity giving to a fairly long finish.

DÃO ÁLVARO CASTRO 2010 DOC RED

Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional (50%), Tinta Roriz (25%),

Alfrocheiro (25%).

Winemaking: Grapes were fermented in stainless steel lagares with

controlled temperature between 28ºC to 31ºC. Ageing: 12 months in

2nd year French barrels (Allier).

Alcohol: 13%

Production: 0,000 bottles

Tasting Notes: Beautiful ruby color. The nose is fine and

intense with notes of mature berry fruits, spice and toast. In

the mouth it is soft with mature fruit well integrated with

tannins. Long and persistent finish.

The properties primarily grow red grape varieties which are: Touriga Nacional,

Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Baga, and Old Vines (30 indigenous varieties).

White grapes are: Encruzado, Bical, and Cercial. The vines are between 3 and 65

years old. Álvaro Castro’s daughter Maria Castro, also an enologist, has signifi-

cantly contributed to the making of the wines in the past years.


VINHA PAZ | DÃO, PORTUGAL

VINIFICATION HAS TAKEN PLACE AT THE FAMILY WINE CELLAR OF CARREIRA ALTA FOR OVER 5 GENERATIONS.

Owner, António Canto Moniz is a surgeon by profession and resident of Porto, and yet spends every weekend and every holiday, plus any other spare time, in Quinta de Barreiros (near Viseu) on his estate. Descended from a family of farmers with a strong connection to the Dão region and its wines, the doctor decided to take up serious winegrowing in the early 1990’s. The family continues to use the centuries old granite wine presses built by António’s great –grandfather and continue the tra-ditional treading of grapes. The name of the current wine “Vinha Paz“ was inspired respectively by António’s mother (Maria da Paz Othon). Vinha Paz translates to “Vineyard of Peace.” As of 1996, the harvest and vinification had been supervised

VINHA PAZ Varietals and Pricing


Vinha Paz Red 2011

(6-pack) 5603618231129

2010 WE 89

2009 WE 91

2008 WE 90

Vinha Paz Red Reserva 2010

(6-pack) 5603618210332



2007 WE 94 Editors' Choice

by Sr. Magalhães Coelho. An individual who has been responsible for the rebirth of the Dão and in 2003 was named “Portuguese Wine-maker of the Year”. In 2003, Vinha Paz also received a prestigious award from Portugal’s top wine magazines as “The Revelation Winery of the Year” and has since on been recognized as producing some of the Dão regions top premium wines. The vineyards are on the hillsides north of Dão facing south east with an area of respectively of 12 hectares, where one can see the Old Vines over 40 years and new Vine-yards with 5 years, recently restructured. The dominant grape varieties are: Touriga Nacional, Jaen, Alfrocheiro Preto and Tinta Roriz.

VINHA PAZ 2011 DOC RED

Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional (40%), Tinta Roriz (30%), Al-

frocheiro (15%), Jaen (15%).

Winemaking: Grapes are hand harvested and crushed by foot

trampling in large traditional vats which are temperature con-

trolled. Then transferred to stone vats where malolactic fermen-

tation takes place. After the wine is staged in 225 liter American

and French oak barrels for 8 months.

Alcohol: 15%

Production: Produced from the family property of 12 hectares.

Tasting Notes: Strong extraction in color, the wine erupts with

juicy black fruit flavors and a complex structure which is velvety

and seductive.

Vines and Wines: (Joao Paulo Gouveia, Miguel Oliveira,

Carlos Silva)

VINHA PAZ 2010 DOC RED RESERVA

Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional (80%), Tinta Roriz (10%),

Alfrocheiro (5%), Jaen (5%).

Winemaking: Grapes are hand harvested and crushed by tram-

pling in large traditional vats which are temperature controlled.

Then transferred to stone vats where malolactic fermentation

takes place. After the wine is staged in 225 liter American and

French oak barrels for 19 months.

Alcohol: 15%

Production: Produced from the family property of 12 hectares.

Tasting Notes: Dark purple in color. The wine is powerful and

elegant with ripe black fruit flavors, well structured, ending in a

long finish.

Vines and Wines: (Joao Paulo Gouveia, Miguel Oliveira, Carlos

Silva)

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