Quinta do Couquinho Grande Reserva 2017 Magnum

Harvest Year: 2017

Alcohol Level: 15%

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Sousão.

Bottle: 1.5L

Description:

Couquinho, the wine that in the local language of Alto Douro means “a place difficult to access”, has been produced on one of the Melo Trigo family farms for more than two centuries. Many of the farms that once belonged to the family are, as well as Quinta do Couquinho, located in the Vilariça Valley where local legends and stories appear interconnected with the family.

The complexity of the blend of grape varieties from the old vines gives the wine a complexity that takes us to the sensations of Esteva and bush with an elegant presence of very well integrated wood. In the mouth it is full, with an elegant finish where wild fruits are present, with a very fine finish, the result of very polished tannins. A wine with an excellent structure, perfect for red meat, sausages and game dishes. A good Guarda wine.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Silver Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Grande Reserva 2009

Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 – Silver Medal, Quinta do Couquinho, Colheita Tinto 2014 – 91 pts

Decanter World Wine Awards 2018 - Silver Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Colheita Tinto 2015 – 93 pts

Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 – Gold Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Colheita Tinto 2016 – 95 pts

Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 – Silver Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Reserva 2017 – 91 pts

International Wine Challenge 2010 - Gold Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Grande Reserva 2007 – 95 pts

International Wine Challenge 2011 - Gold Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Reserva 2008 - 95 pts

FVDS 2019 – Douro Superior Wine Competition - Gold Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Reserva 2016

FVDS 2019 – Douro Superior Wine Competition - Silver Medal, Quinta do Couquinho Harvest 2016

These awards validate the strategy that Quinta do Couquinho has been developing - the production of high-level products, positioning its wines at levels of excellence, which provide its wine lovers, national and international, with a true experience of the senses that conveys the essence of the Douro.