Zambujeiro Especial

Red Wine

Origin:

Borba, Vinho Regional, Alentejo, Portugal

Blend:

50% Petit Verdot, 25% Touriga Nacional, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Alcohol:

15.5%

Winemaking:

Hand harvested from the oldest vineyards of the estate. Hand sorted on conveyor
belts. Fermented in small oak vats and steel tanks. Matured for 31 months in mostly used French oak barrels. Unfiltered, unfined.

Tasting Notes:

A special selection of the best lots of the vintage. Only produced in very small quantities and in the best years. Profoundly and multilayered aromatics, rose hips, cranberries, tobacco, cedar wood, black tea and tar. The might Petit Verdot dominates the structure with dusty tannins, Cabernet Sauvignon and Touriga Nacional balance the wine with juicy fruit ans a stunning extract of forest berries.

A mythical approach to the scents and tastes of the the wild and rugged lands of the Alentejo.

Service and Pairing:

Serve with 14 – 17°C, decant when young, drink it alone, but goes well with all meat dishes, fine Italian pasta dishes, mature cheese. Drink from 2025 on to 2045. Store  below 15°C.