2017 Quinta da Boavista Reserva Tinto

Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | |
Region | |
Winery | Quinta da Boavista |
Vintage | 2017 |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
Drink window | 2022 - 2034 |
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Description
Quinta da Boavista is located near Pinhão, on the right bank of the Douro River, and has an extraordinary view over the river. It is one of the most iconic estates in the demarcated region, known not only for its historic link to the Baron of Forrester, but also for its 36 hectares of high quality vines.
Vinha do Ujo stands for decades of dedication and attention to detail to ensure that this wine shows its charismatic expression of a unique terroir.
The Reserva is the 'backbone' of Quinta da Boavista's portfolio and is the result of a batch made with grapes from a blend of both old and younger vines. This Reserva Red is produced with Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão and Vinhas Velhas (more than 80 years old vines).
Touriga Nacional is a dark-skinned grape variety that is an important ingredient in both dry reds and fortified wines (Port) with a wide presence in the Douro region. Displays bold flavors of dark fruit, often accompanied by hints of spice, violet and leather. Its firm tannins make it relevant as a varietal wine. Secondly, Touriga Franca is also one of the traditional grape varieties from the Douro region. She is more aromatic and has a lighter body, is slightly less concentrated and has higher yields than the flagship Portuguese variety. Touriga Franca is really rich in tannins with an exquisite perfume of fresh, ripe red fruits, spices and flowers. Tinto Cão is a grape variety dating back to the region's origins. Over the years, this breed has been proven to be better suited to the fronts of the region with less sun exposure. The cooler climate brings out the floral aromas of the variety. With lighter colored wines, despite its dark skin, it has good acidity and tannins.
To ensure that the varietal characteristics predominate and the process is fully under control, Quinta da Boavista uses manual harvesting and manual grape grading processes, followed by gentle berry debarking and crushing. As fermentation tanks they have the traditional granite footstep wine presses, stainless steel fermenters and, for small batches, PVC containers or fermentation in new 500 liter French wooden barrels. Each of these types of fermentation gives the wine a unique style and personality. After maturing in 500 liter barrels for 15 to 20 months, we create the Reserva blend. All our wines are sealed under natural cork. This wine is not filtered or cold stabilized and therefore can produce a sediment with age.
This Boavista Reserva Tinto (red) is very elegant and refined. This Reserva has a ruby red color and a bouquet of spices and aromas of red fruit with floral notes that accumulate in the glass. In the mouth, the freshness expands, enhancing the fruit flavors and soft but firm tannins, giving great volume. A wine that is graceful, with a lot of refinement.
FACT: in the tab: Appendix you will find the official fact sheet of this wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine
Specifications
Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | Portugal |
Region | Douro |
Winery | Quinta da Boavista |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2017 |
Drinking as of | 2022 |
Drinking till | 2034 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 90 |
Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Tannines, Vol |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Professional Reviews
Parker
Rating
90
Release Price
$70
Drink Date
2021 - 2032
Reviewed by
Mark Squires
Issue Date
31st Mar 2021
Source
End of March 2021, The Wine Advocate
The 2017 Reserva Boa-Vista is a field blend from old vines and younger parcels aged for 15 months in two-thirds new French oak. It comes in at 14.2% alcohol. Elegant and refined, this graceful Reserva has expressive and tasty fruit—and a bit too much new wood just now. That said, the wine begins to pull in the wood with aeration even now. Then, the mid-palate finesse makes this understated Tinto seem rather sophisticated. It should be a great food wine. The tannins are ripe, making this easy to drink now. However, if you give it a year or even two in the cellar, you may be rewarded with at least a little complexity, even if it drinks well now. The only real quibble is the price point. The wine is very nice, but I have my doubts that it will ever turn into anything much more special. You could be just as happy with some of the monovarietals also reviewed in this report—at half the price. There were just 11,000 bottles produced.
This Quinta was acquired by Sogevinus in mid-2020, hence the new producer name. The wines were formerly listed under Lima & Smith. These 2017s were the last made by the Lima & Smith team (and the labels still indicate that), but the inventory is now controlled and distributed by Sogevinus, so I've made the change now. Sogevinus says that 2020 was the first harvest at Quinta da Boavista with the Sogevinus technical team under the supervision of Jean-Claude Berrouet, who remains connected to this project. Needless to say, the wines are small-production wines, so if you are interested, jump on whatever you find. Losing the Quinta is a great loss to Lima & Smith, no doubt; the Douro wines Lima & Smith make from their Quinta das Tecedeiras property are not nearly as impressive, but Sogevinus acquired a prize.
Regarding the farming going forward here, and at Kopke and other Sogevinus properties, Ana Pereira described the winery's sustainability initiatives:
"All our Quintas (including now Quinta da Boavista) are under the umbrella of a sustainable production program which is based on three things: integrated production of wine (IPW), biodiversity protection and precision viticulture. As for the first two points, our biggest challenge is the application of sustainable practices in the vineyards, to be supportive of the local environment by reducing the use of phytochemicals and increasing protection of biodiversity. There is a permanent strip of grass between the vine rows in all the company's vineyards, and the slopes of both the paths and the one-row vine terraces are cultivated with indigenous plant species. These are monitored and managed to guarantee a long flowering period that enables the natural enemies of pests to live longer in the vineyard. We also have the “Eyesontraps” system. ADVID is currently leading this project that works as an intelligent solution for plague prevention, supporting local temperature registration, automated insect detection in traps and treatment recommendation for detected plagues in the vineyards.
"Finally, also in order to reduce the usage of pesticides in the vineyard and to increase biodiversity, we have been using a technique we call 'sexual confusion' to protect the vines against the grapevine moth. This technique consists in diffusing a compound similar to the pheromones issued by the females of the insect, which causes disruption in the communication between male and female specimens, preventing them from mating and therefore laying viable eggs. In the Demarcated Region of Douro, Quinta de S. Luiz was [a] pioneer in using this innovative method which began in 2000 and is used across 90 hectares of vines. Besides being safe for humans and non-pollutant, the sexual confusion technique is also environmentally interesting because, unlike the chemical insecticides, it does not interfere with the natural enemies of the vines’ pests. These practices have proven sufficient to keep down the outbreaks of the grapevine moths to levels that make the use of insecticides unnecessary."
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Brooding, featuring cherry compote and steeped plum flavors that are decadently accented by licorice and bakers chocolate details. Hints of mineral, floral and black tea emerge on the moderately tannic finish.
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Quinta da Boavista is located near Pinhão, on the right bank of the Douro River, and has an extraordinary view over the river. It is one of the most iconic estates in the demarcated region, known not only for its historic link to the Baron of Forrester, but also for its 36 hectares of high quality vines.
Vinha do Ujo stands for decades of dedication and attention to detail to ensure that this wine shows its charismatic expression of a unique terroir.
The Reserva is the 'backbone' of Quinta da Boavista's portfolio and is the result of a batch made with grapes from a blend of both old and younger vines. This Reserva Red is produced with Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão and Vinhas Velhas (more than 80 years old vines).
Touriga Nacional is a dark-skinned grape variety that is an important ingredient in both dry reds and fortified wines (Port) with a wide presence in the Douro region. Displays bold flavors of dark fruit, often accompanied by hints of spice, violet and leather. Its firm tannins make it relevant as a varietal wine. Secondly, Touriga Franca is also one of the traditional grape varieties from the Douro region. She is more aromatic and has a lighter body, is slightly less concentrated and has higher yields than the flagship Portuguese variety. Touriga Franca is really rich in tannins with an exquisite perfume of fresh, ripe red fruits, spices and flowers. Tinto Cão is a grape variety dating back to the region's origins. Over the years, this breed has been proven to be better suited to the fronts of the region with less sun exposure. The cooler climate brings out the floral aromas of the variety. With lighter colored wines, despite its dark skin, it has good acidity and tannins.
To ensure that the varietal characteristics predominate and the process is fully under control, Quinta da Boavista uses manual harvesting and manual grape grading processes, followed by gentle berry debarking and crushing. As fermentation tanks they have the traditional granite footstep wine presses, stainless steel fermenters and, for small batches, PVC containers or fermentation in new 500 liter French wooden barrels. Each of these types of fermentation gives the wine a unique style and personality. After maturing in 500 liter barrels for 15 to 20 months, we create the Reserva blend. All our wines are sealed under natural cork. This wine is not filtered or cold stabilized and therefore can produce a sediment with age.
This Boavista Reserva Tinto (red) is very elegant and refined. This Reserva has a ruby red color and a bouquet of spices and aromas of red fruit with floral notes that accumulate in the glass. In the mouth, the freshness expands, enhancing the fruit flavors and soft but firm tannins, giving great volume. A wine that is graceful, with a lot of refinement.
FACT: in the tab: Appendix you will find the official fact sheet of this wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine
Type of Wine | Red |
---|---|
Country | Portugal |
Region | Douro |
Winery | Quinta da Boavista |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2017 |
Drinking as of | 2022 |
Drinking till | 2034 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 90 |
Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Tannines, Vol |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Parker
Rating
90
Release Price
$70
Drink Date
2021 - 2032
Reviewed by
Mark Squires
Issue Date
31st Mar 2021
Source
End of March 2021, The Wine Advocate
The 2017 Reserva Boa-Vista is a field blend from old vines and younger parcels aged for 15 months in two-thirds new French oak. It comes in at 14.2% alcohol. Elegant and refined, this graceful Reserva has expressive and tasty fruit—and a bit too much new wood just now. That said, the wine begins to pull in the wood with aeration even now. Then, the mid-palate finesse makes this understated Tinto seem rather sophisticated. It should be a great food wine. The tannins are ripe, making this easy to drink now. However, if you give it a year or even two in the cellar, you may be rewarded with at least a little complexity, even if it drinks well now. The only real quibble is the price point. The wine is very nice, but I have my doubts that it will ever turn into anything much more special. You could be just as happy with some of the monovarietals also reviewed in this report—at half the price. There were just 11,000 bottles produced.
This Quinta was acquired by Sogevinus in mid-2020, hence the new producer name. The wines were formerly listed under Lima & Smith. These 2017s were the last made by the Lima & Smith team (and the labels still indicate that), but the inventory is now controlled and distributed by Sogevinus, so I've made the change now. Sogevinus says that 2020 was the first harvest at Quinta da Boavista with the Sogevinus technical team under the supervision of Jean-Claude Berrouet, who remains connected to this project. Needless to say, the wines are small-production wines, so if you are interested, jump on whatever you find. Losing the Quinta is a great loss to Lima & Smith, no doubt; the Douro wines Lima & Smith make from their Quinta das Tecedeiras property are not nearly as impressive, but Sogevinus acquired a prize.
Regarding the farming going forward here, and at Kopke and other Sogevinus properties, Ana Pereira described the winery's sustainability initiatives:
"All our Quintas (including now Quinta da Boavista) are under the umbrella of a sustainable production program which is based on three things: integrated production of wine (IPW), biodiversity protection and precision viticulture. As for the first two points, our biggest challenge is the application of sustainable practices in the vineyards, to be supportive of the local environment by reducing the use of phytochemicals and increasing protection of biodiversity. There is a permanent strip of grass between the vine rows in all the company's vineyards, and the slopes of both the paths and the one-row vine terraces are cultivated with indigenous plant species. These are monitored and managed to guarantee a long flowering period that enables the natural enemies of pests to live longer in the vineyard. We also have the “Eyesontraps” system. ADVID is currently leading this project that works as an intelligent solution for plague prevention, supporting local temperature registration, automated insect detection in traps and treatment recommendation for detected plagues in the vineyards.
"Finally, also in order to reduce the usage of pesticides in the vineyard and to increase biodiversity, we have been using a technique we call 'sexual confusion' to protect the vines against the grapevine moth. This technique consists in diffusing a compound similar to the pheromones issued by the females of the insect, which causes disruption in the communication between male and female specimens, preventing them from mating and therefore laying viable eggs. In the Demarcated Region of Douro, Quinta de S. Luiz was [a] pioneer in using this innovative method which began in 2000 and is used across 90 hectares of vines. Besides being safe for humans and non-pollutant, the sexual confusion technique is also environmentally interesting because, unlike the chemical insecticides, it does not interfere with the natural enemies of the vines’ pests. These practices have proven sufficient to keep down the outbreaks of the grapevine moths to levels that make the use of insecticides unnecessary."
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Wine Spectator
Brooding, featuring cherry compote and steeped plum flavors that are decadently accented by licorice and bakers chocolate details. Hints of mineral, floral and black tea emerge on the moderately tannic finish.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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