{"product_id":"quinta-nova-de-nossa-senhora-do-carmo-reserva-terroir-blend-2022-750ml","title":"Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo - Reserva Terroir Blend 2022 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a history spanning over 200 years, Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo occupies over 120 ha of land, and has been listed since the first demarcation of the Douro wine region, in 1756, during the Pombaline era.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe original wine cellar that dates back to 1764 and the 19th century manor house with a chapel (1795) are harmoniously integrated into one of the estate's hills.\u003cbr\u003e\nOwned by the Portuguese Royal Family until 1725, it became a “new estate” when two estates were merged. Several Portuguese families lived in the estate in the 18th and 19th centuries, during an important period in the agriculture of the Douro, and gave life to the vineyards and wine, fruit orchards, water mills built along the stream that runs through the estate and the old olive grove. In the 17th century, a small chapel was built on the bank of the Douro river, in the Quinta Nova estate to protect the men who sailed in rabelo boats along a particularly treacherous zone of the Douro river. During their journey, when in difficulty or even risking death, the boatmen made promises to their patron saint, in return for safe passage. At their request a granite stone statue of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) was built, bearing the scapular of the Carmelite Order. Carefully preserved over the years, the statue is still kept today in the small chapel of Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, whose name derives from the devotion of the rabelo boatsmen. Since 1999 the estate’s history has been intensely lived by the Amorim family. Now in its fourth generation, the Amorim family has been linked to the wine trade since 1870, through its first trading activity - producing cork stoppers for the Port Wine Cellars, in Vila Nova de Gaia. It is now one of the most prominent family groups in Portugal, and operates in several countries of the world, in different business sectors. The estate is now managed by Luisa Amorim, who has significantly augmented the family's wine business. With deep cultural awareness, the wines have ancestral roots in Portugal’s finest wine regions, including unique places such as the Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the Douro and the Quinta da Taboadella in the Dão region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine surprises us with its purity and sophistication. It results from a perfect combination of Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo’s main grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão - a beautiful composition that reflects the simplicity and transparency of our terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine’s intense colour stimulates individual memories and transports us to the immense vineyard and rugged landscape of the Douro wine terraces. A broad journey of flavours is manifested through the density and strength of the pleasant and seductive aromas, with a more sophisticated side provided by the use of good French oak barrels. At the time of tasting it closes with a muscular structure and a juicy texture that intertwine with the body of the wine, providing for a tense, long and deep finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Reviews \u0026amp; Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWine Enthusiast – 93 Points\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Bringing out the rugged character of the Douro Superior, this wine has a dense texture, its wood aging revealed in the toast aroma. It has full, black fruits, concentrated, lifted with acidity. Drink from 2026.\" – R.V.I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2024 | 91 pts, James Suckling, USA\u003cbr\u003e\n2024 | 17 pts, Revista Paixão pelo Vinho, Portugal\u003cbr\u003e\n2023 | Gold, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles\u003cbr\u003e\n2023 | Gold, Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2026, DE\u003cbr\u003e\n2023 | 90 pts, www.jamessuckling.com\u003cbr\u003e\n2023 | 92 pts, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Luis Gutiérrez, USA\u003cbr\u003e\n2022 | 96 pts, Decanter World Wine Awards 2024, UK\u003cbr\u003e\n2022 | 92 pts, Guía Peñín, Spain\u003cbr\u003e\n2022 | 90 pts, www.jamessuckling.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quinta Nova de Nossa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54970095730912,"sku":"132397","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/quinta-nova-de-nossa-senhora-do-carmo-reserva-terroir-blend_1.jpg?v=1789674702","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/quinta-nova-de-nossa-senhora-do-carmo-reserva-terroir-blend-2022-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}