Carlos Raposo Ideal Tinto DÃO DOC 2018
$56.00 inc. GST
AROMA: Cherry, ripe raspberry, white pepper, black liquorice and mint, a coverlet of baking spice oak.
PALATE: Quite juicy and floral, cherry and dried cranberry, a bit silty too, with some dried herb and a ‘mineral’ character to acidity. and a finish of fine length
FOOD MATCH: Lightly spiced dishes, red meats, white meats and pasta. Vegetarian suggestions: dishes with tubers (turnips, sweet potatoes, beets) and legumes (chickpeas, beans, peas), dishes with cheese.
Grape Variety: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro and Jaen.
Drinking window: 2021-2030
Suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians.
Alc. 12,50%
108 in stock
Description
Carlos Raposo is a Portuguese winemaker and entrepreneur who launched the World Wild Wines project to craft terroir‑driven, imaginative wines from the Dão and other Portuguese regions, aiming to make precise, elegant wines that reflect place and variety. He discovered a connection to nature early, studied viticulture and enology as a teenager in Bairrada, then spent about seven years training and working in Bordeaux and Burgundy before returning to Portugal to build his professional career in winemaking. Raposo worked closely with Dirk Niepoort for many years and became a key figure at Niepoort’s projects, helping shape both Douro and Vinho Verde programs; he left Niepoort around 2018 to pursue his own labels while maintaining collaborative ties on some projects.
The grapes selected for this wine are from the Senhorim sub-region, where the age of the vines ranges between 30 and 60 years and are from mostly monovarietal vineyards. Typical grape varieties from the Dão region are composing this wine, such as Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro and Jaen.
Additional Information
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Reviews / Ratings / Awards
JamesSuckling.com
Carlos Raposo Ideal Tinto DÃO DOC 2018 – 91 / 100 Points
From Dao and from local varieties of Dao. Portugal is having a bit of a resurgence of interest in wine circles with a strong offering from the avant garde and natural set coming out and getting loud. Carlos Raposo the winemaker behind the project. Juicy, warm and soft. Plums, black olives, cola and liquorice with some pepper and fennel herbal character. Scents and flavours match. Rolls around the palate at medium weight, furry with tannin, cool in acidity, dark and brooding but fresh. A lovely thing in that mix of personality. Easy to like. A seductive red. Dive in, the water is fine..
– Mike Bennie (31st August 2024).
