Quinta da Touriga Chã Red 2015 75cl

Description

After dedicating around 50 years of his life to Douro winemaking and a few years before passing away, José António Castro Ramos Pinto Rosas, decided to fulfill his last dream, that of creating the “perfect farm” for the production of Port Wines and Douro.
After a long and detailed study of the Douro Demarcated Region and with the help of topographical maps, José Rosas found a property with around 20 hectares, in the Douro Superior near Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which, due to its characteristics (location, altitude, sun exposure, soils, etc.), he judged to have the ideal conditions to produce superior quality wines.
He bought the property in the early 90s and at the age of 72, he decided to apply all the know-how he acquired throughout his career. He planted a vineyard of around 8.5 hectares, with selected varieties (mass selection), on very hard, schist and “virgin” soil where this type of culture had never existed before.
The decision (the only one so far) to plant a farm with around 80% of Touriga Nacional, led JARPR to “christen” the farm with the name Touriga. Although this variety is very unproductive, José Rosas already considered it to be one of the noblest in the region due to the quality of the wines that came from it.
The remainder was planted with the Tinta Roriz variety.
Today Quinta da Touriga is managed by his son Jorge, who decided to follow his father's dream by giving a new impetus to the property's history. In 2004, he completed the construction of a modern wine cellar, which was awarded first place in the “Douro Architecture Award” in 2006. Currently, limited quantities of two wines with Douro Controlled Designation of Origin are vinified, Puro and Quinta da Touriga-Chã, today recognized by the specialized press as one of the best wines produced in the Demarcated Region.