Morgado do Quintao Clarete 2020

It's not rose, and it's not red - it's Clarete. If you're a fan of chillable reds, skin-contact whites, and gushy styles, this is one for you!

Tinta de Madiera

$46.00

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Citrus Fruit, Red Fruit, and Pepper / Spice,

BODY: Light
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium -
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Algarve, Portugal

Grape Varietals:
Tinta de Madiera

Winemaking:
Minimal Intervention and Organic
Direct Press, Crushed, and Wild yeast

Maturation: 0-6 Months Stainless Steel Tanks

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Fatty fish like sardines, Poke Bowls

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Thai Papaya Salad, Prawn Crackers

Morgado do Quintao

Since their first vintage in 2016, Morgado do Quintao is recognised for pushing modern styles of Algarvian winemaking

Description

Morgado do Quintao Clarete 2020

While the wine resembles a light red or dark rosé, Clarete is a distinctive winemaking style that is made in a way that’s not quite either. Clarete is a blend of red and white grapes. The grapes tend to be grown on old vines, and the juice is co-fermented on its skins like a traditional red wine

If you're a fan of chillable reds, skin-contact whites, and gushy styles, this is one for you!

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Negra Mole from Algarve, Portugal

Taste Profile: Clarete is the purest expression of Algarve’s terroir. Made from Negramole, Algarve’s signature grape, it’s a light wine but full of complexity and elegant tanins. Expect bright notes of raspberry & unripe peaches, as well as pomegranate

Winemaking Process: Harvested by hand into small 20kg crates, crushed manually by foot and macerated for 5 days pre ferment. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged for 6 months.

Bright & Easy Reds

Easy drinking red wines with bright fruit aromas and low tannins. The wines are often released without much aging in tank, oak barrels or bottle, and are meant to be drunk early

These wines typically can be nejoyed without food, and are usually served cooler. They can be light bodied wines like Beaujolais, or light extraction styles that do not emphasize tannin & color extraction

Clarete

The most fascinating pink wine, originating from Spain in the Middle Ages. While the wine resembles a light red or dark rosé, it’s made in a way that’s not quite either. Clarete is a blend of red and white grapes. The grapes tend to be grown on old vines, and the juice is co-fermented on its skins like a traditional red wine