Red
Quinta do Côa
Portugal
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Portuguese Red
- Country
- Portugal
- Appellation
- Douro
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meats · roast lamb · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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200891 pts
The Côa valley is at the remote eastern end of the Douro. The wine revels in its firm, mineral, structured character, with acidity, spice and a dry center. There is weight, richness and the potential for aging.
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200689 pts
The minerality that seems to come from this quinta makes for a wine that needs time, and this wine is defiantly young. However, its chocolate flavors, bitter toast and dense structure all promise well.
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200588 pts
Initially austere, with strong mineral character, this opens up to give bramble fruits, dense tannins and firm structure. The fruit does show some juicy freshness, but the tannins are the key here to a wine that needs 3–4 years aging.