Awards:

Gold Medals Vintage 2010: Concour Mondial de Bruxelles;
Concurso dos Vinhos de Lisboa;
Vitage 2012: Berliner Wine Trophy.
Silver Medals Vintage 2010: IWC | Vintage 2011: 91 Points Wine Enthusiast; 90 Pts. Robert Parker.
Vintage 2012: 87 Pts A.L./M.Del M. MW 100% Blind

Grape Variety:

Arinto

Ageing:

The wine after the end of the fermentation process, which took place during a large part of the process of French oak barrels where matured 10 months during which they promoted the best integration of the wine with the wood. Frequent operations revolving

Vinification:

The Vineyards of Wine Morgado of Santa Catherina, belonging to the Fifth of the Pomegranate, integrate the Historical Vineyards of Arinto grape, the Denomination of Controlled Origin Bucelas. The vineyards dominate the hillside in soils derived from hard limestone, and benefiting from a unique microclimate of the valley, situated between the river and the sea. In winter the weather is cold and mild summer.They produce grapes with traditional register in rarity and in excellence.

Tasting Notes:

Morgado de Santa Catherina is produced from the Arinto grape, cultivated at Quinta da Romeira. This wine displays the finest characteristics of the grape, exhibiting a rich aroma of minerals, citrus and white fruits with smooth notes of vanilla from the oak used during the ageing process. The notes are well fused with the other aromas, creating a unique explosion of flavours. An intense wine, containing an excellent acidity level with the complexity and richness of the grapes.

Technical info:

Alcohol: 14% ; pH: 3,26 ; Total Acidity: 6,3g/L

Suggestions:

The Morgado of Sta. Catherina by its great structure, volume, lively acidity and striking it is advisable dishes with some intensity, as baked fish of drawn up was really attentions and nice, but also with some fat and roast kid can be an example. Casa also wonderfully with cheese, especially with the more intense as the Sao Jorge or blue cheeses among others.

Producer:

Wine Ventures (Quinta da Romeira)

Price average:

€