BAIRRADA DOC
MESSIAS TRADIÇÃO BAGA RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2017 Soil Clay Alcohol Volume 12.0 %vol. Total Acidity 6,3 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 2,6 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Old oak vats with large capacity were filled with entire grapes. Fermentation took place spontaneously with any pump over. Ageing in same vat for 10 months. Tasting Notes Bright light colour wine. Juicy nose and herbal background. Velvety tannins are upgraded by linger acidity. Atlantic profil.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Baga Hold or 16-18 C drink
BAIRRADA DOC
MESSIAS CLÁSSICO WHITE
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2012 Soil Limestone-Clay Alcohol Volume 12,0 %vol. Total Acidity 6,7 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 2.1 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Complete bunch grape pressing. Spontaneous fermentation inside old oak barrels. Tuned and balanced by the bottle after one year of barrels ageing. Tasting Notes Local adapted varieties - Bical and Cerceal, expressed their personality as well as the Bairrada’s soils and climate in to this wine. The result is a gold yellowish white, complex nose, with wet clay and wax. Backboned and surprisingly young throughout its the mineral after taste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Bical Drink 16-18 C Cerceal
BAIRRADA DOC
MESSIAS CLÁSSICO GARRAFEIRA RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2015 Soil Limestone-Clay Alcohol Volume 12,6 %vol. Total Acidity 6,4 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 2,7 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Partial destemming of grapes before their entry into the lagars, where they were trodden by foot during 6 days. Completion of alcoholic fermentation in used french oak barrels. The 2 years of ageing in oak was followed by another year of tuning in bottle in our cellars. Tasting Notes Intense ruby colour. Atlantic characteristic wine, where balsamic nuances of resin and cedars get involved with iodine and salted sensations. Huge structure and great potential for ageing.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Baga Hold 16-18 C
BAIRRADA DOC
BAIRRADA MESSIAS SELECTION WHITE
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2018 Soil Lime Clay Alcohol Volume 12.0 % vol. Total Acidity 6.6 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,5 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Light entire grape pressing followed by alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures carried out by selected local yeasts. Tasting Notes Light pale greenish color. Delicate nose where hints of citric fruits are involved by stony minerals and herbal sensations. Light bodied wine with fresh and linger acidity linking to its Atlantic origin.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Maria-Gomes Drink Now 10-12 C Bical
BAIRRADA DOC
BAIRRADA MESSIAS SELECTION RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2016 Soil Lime Clay Alcohol Volume 12,0 % vol. Total Acidity 5.9 g/l em ácido tartárico Residual Sugar 2.8 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Full destemming. Fermentation at controlled temperature. Long “cuvaison”. Ageing in French and American oak. Tasting Notes Deep ruby colour, intense aroma of well ripe fruit, involved by spicy and herbal notes. Pretty good structure with well-ripe tannins. Fresh and long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Baga Drink/Hold 16-18 C Merlot
BAIRRADA DOC
QUINTA DO VALDOEIRO WHITE
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2018 Soil Lime clay and heavy sand Alcohol Volume 11,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,7 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,2 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Light pressing of grapes. Fermentation at controlled temperatures at steel vats. Tasting Notes Bright appearance with green citric tones. Intense nose with noticeable hints of silex and exotic fruits along with herbals sensations. Full bodied wine, tense and mineral with agreeable lemon reminds.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Arinto Drink/Hold 10-12 C Bical Chardonnay
BAIRRADA DOC
QUINTA DO VALDOEIRO CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2015 Soil Lime Clay Alcohol Volume 12.9 % vol. Total Acidity 6.8 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 3.1 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Long classical maceration. Malolactic fermentation and 12 months ageing in french oak barrels. Tasting Notes Cherry ripe colour. Aromas like fruits blackberries, blackcurrant and plum, but also hints of chili powder as well as cedar and roasted coffee. The palate is velvety and intense, with powerful, but integrated tannins, muscled and tasting to red fruits and spices, resulting in a very elegant and interesting complexity. Very long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Cabernet-Sauvignon Hold 16-18 C
BAIRRADA DOC
QUINTA DO VALDOEIRO CHARDONNAY
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2018 Soil Lime Clay Alcohol Volume 11,5 % vol. Total Acidity 6,5 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Direct pressing of the grapes and partial fermentation during 4 months in small oak barrels. Tasting Notes Citric colored, with bright appearance. The aroma is sensitive and high quality, which enhances the mineral character, resembling stones and slightly white fruits. At taste, the first impression is of greasiness, evolving into a feeling of tension of freshness, extending a very pleasant aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Chardonnay Drink/Hold 10-12 C 100%
BAIRRADA DOC
QUINTA DO VALDOEIRO RESERVA RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2015 Soil Lime Clay Alcohol Volume 13,0 % vol. Total Acidity 6,3 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 3,7 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process A very carefull selection of grapes gowned at Quinta do Valdoeiro. The production of this Reserva is restricted to vintages where Baga, the local grape variety of Bairrada, attain the expected high quality levels. The wine ages in barrels during 24 month. Tasting Notes Dense ruby colored wine, with violet hints. Intense and complex aroma where you can perceive notes of ripe black fruits, blackberry, bilberry, and blackcurrant, involved by spicy and clay. The palate presents a strong structure and silky tannins. Very long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Baga Drink/Hold 16-18 C Touriga-Nacional Cabernet-Sauvignon
BAIRRADA DOC
QUINTA DO VALDOEIRO SYRAH RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2015 Soil Lime Clay Alcohol Volume 12.5% vol. Total Acidity 6,6 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 2.8 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Careful selection of grapes grown on a single plot of Quinta do Valdoeiro. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless at controlled temperature, followed by the filling of new french oak barrels where the degradation of the malic acid took place. Aged for 14 months prior bottling. Tasting Notes Intense violet colour and bright appearance. Nose to red fruits, spices as black pepper, involved by hints of french oak toast of the barrel cooperage. Full- bodied and smooth tannins with a fresh and powerful middle palate. Very long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Syrah (100%) Hold 16-18 C Parcela Norte 11
BAIRRADA DOC
QUINTA DO VALDOEIRO RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Bairrada | Country Portugal Vintage 2016 Soil Lime-clay Alcohol Volume 13,0 % vol. Total Acidity 5,6 g/l in tartaric Residual Sugar 3,6 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Judicious grape selection, grown at Quinta do Valdoeiro. Total destemming followed by fermentation at controlled temperature. Ageing for 18 months in oak barrels. Tasting Notes Deep ruby colour. Intense aromatic impact, imparting Atlantic profile, with noticeable hints of spicy along blueberries and delicate herbs. Balance and fresh on the palate, transporting a high gastronomic potencial. Long aftertaste remembering iodized and salty sensations.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Syrah Drink/Hold 16-18 C Baga Beber/Guardar Touriga Nacional Cabernet Sauvignon
DÃO DOC
DÃO MESSIAS SELECTION RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Dão | Country Portugal Vintage 2014 Soil Granitic Alcohol Volume 12,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,9 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,1 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Total de-stemming; fermentation in granitic lagars, throden by foot. Ageing on american and french oak contact. Tasting Notes Ruby medium intensity colored wine. Intense nose with noticeable red fruits, floral and spicy character. Medium bodied and smooth taste give it all-purpose utility.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Touriga Nacional Drink/Hold 16-18 C Alfrocheiro Tinta Roriz
DOURO DOC
DADOS RESERVA
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2009 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 14,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,8 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,8 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Javier Rodriguez Winemaking Process A wine that was born from the attempt of joining together two different winemaking approaches along the big Douro River. Winemaking of separate grape varieties planted at the Quinta do Cachão plots. 18 month ageing in American and French oak new barrels. Tasting Notes Intense ruby colored wine. Impresses by its depth in the nose where you can notice hints of mature red fruits. Full- bodied, it is soft and intense, with long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potencial Temperature Touriga Nacional Drink/Hold 16-18 C Tinta Roriz Touriga Franca
DOURO DOC
DOURO MESSIAS WHITE
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2019 Soil mainly schistose, low % granitic Alcohol Volume 12.0 % vol. Total Acidity 6.2 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0.6 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Total destemming, followed by a light press of the grapes. Fermentation at controlled temperature. Tasting Notes Pale citrus green color. Intense nose, revealing the young fruits notes of apricot and mango. Balanced and fresh flavor aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Malvasia Fina Drink Now 10-12 C Rabigato
DOURO DOC
MESSIAS FAMILY RESERVE
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2013 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 13,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,6 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0,9 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Total grape destemming. Cold maceration prior alcoholic fermentation. Long skin contact. Aged in oak barrels for 12 months. Tasting Notes Bright and intense ruby coloured wine. Blue and blackberries envolved by floral characteristic hints. Smooth middle palate with linger aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potencial Temperature Touriga Nacional Drink/Hold 16-18 C Tinta Roriz Touriga Franca Tinto Cão
DOURO DOC
MESSIAS HOMENAGEM
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2009 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 15,0 % vol. Total Acidity 6,2 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 4,4 g/l Winemaker João Soares; Messias Baptista Winemaking Process Three separate were carefully selected by hand, grape plots grown in the Messias Douro Estate. Fermentation in “lagares”, followed by passage through new French oak barrels. After the first year of ageing, with noble evolution, the final blend was made, entering again in French oak barrels, for final touch. The bottling occurred in January 2012. Tasting Notes Opaque wine with violaceous tones. The wine reveals a richness of aromas and tremendous concentration. Floral nuances, along with liquor and black fruit notes. The barrel is only a background melody, allowing a potent flavor, typifying the rusticity of the climate surrounding the Douro Valley, very characteristic of Cachão Estate. Unforgettably long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potencial Temperature Touriga Nacional Hold 16-18 C Touriga Franca Tinto Cão
DOURO DOC
DOURO MESSIAS SELECTION RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2016 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 12.5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,2 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 2.8 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Total destemming. Alcoholic fermentation occurred to a constant temperature of 28ºC. Tasting Notes Ruby colour. Very characteristic wine, pointing out notes of light dry vegetal and tar. At taste, bares a great freshness and a good structure. An agreeable after taste in an opulent Douro’s style.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Tinta Roriz Drink Now 16-18 C Tinta Barroca Touriga Franca Touriga Nacional
DOURO DOC
MESSIAS SUPERIOR
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2017 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 13 % vol. Total Acidity 5,7 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0,7 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Total destemming of grapes and alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures. Ageing during 12 months in french oak barrels. Tasting Notes Deep color and intense dark fruit aromas and spices hints. Compact and with refreshing tannins in a long and pleasant aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potencial Temperature Touriga Franca Drink/Hold 16-18 C Tinto Cão Touriga Nacional
DOURO DOC
DOURO MESSIAS UNOAKED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2015 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 12.8 % vol. Total Acidity 5.4 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0,6 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Carefully selected grapes so as to keep their freshness and authenticity. Low temperature controlled fermentation. Option to exclude oak with the intention to share all the grape and original vineyard nuances with the consumer. Tasting Notes Intense and almost opaque color, with violet nuances. Crisp and fragrant aroma, with its fruity component resembling red and dark berries The palate is intense and fresh with youth tamed by the maturity of grapes.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Tinto Cão Drink Now 16-18 C Touriga Franca Touriga Nacional
DOURO DOC
MESSIAS VINHA STA. BÁRBARA
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2013 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 13,7 % vol. Total Acidity 5,8 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0.7 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Pre fermentative cold soaking maceration followed by spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and long maceration. Ageing in French oak barrels for 24 months. Tasting Notes Intense ruby color wine. Live nose with noticeable hints of dark and blue fruits involved by sparse oak. Dense and largely backboned. Never ending and aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potencial Temperature Touriga-Nacional Hold 16-18 C Touriga-Franca Tinto-Cão
DOURO DOC
QUINTA DO CACHÃO RESERVA RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2015 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 15,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,7 g/l em ácido tartárico Residual Sugar 0,6 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Full de-stemming. Maceration with pre-fermentation at low temperature. The sugars fermentation took place in steel vats with controlled temperature, followed by a long “cuvaison”. Twelve months for malolactic fermentation and ageing in french and american oak barrels. Tasting Notes Bright and ruby colour. Deep aroma of dark and blue fruits, intense and pointing out nuances of rock rose and coffee roasting. The fruit bursts when tasting; long aftertaste.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Touriga Franca Drink/Hold 16-18 C Touriga Nacional Tinto Cão
DOURO DOC
QUINTA DO CACHÃO RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2018 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 13,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,1 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,1 g/l Winemaker João Soares; Ana Urbano Winemaking Process Full destemming. Pre-fermentative maceration at low temperature – cold soaking. Fermentation in steel vats at controlled temperature. Long maceration. Ageing in french and american oak. Tasting Notes Bright and intense ruby color. The nose shows the austerity and power of the Douro Valle, where ripe dark and blue fruits hints are intense. Wine of great structure and grafit texture.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Touriga Franca Drink Now 16-18 C Touriga Nacional Tinta Barroca Tinta Roriz Tinto Cão
DOURO DOC
QUINTA DO CACHÃO TOURIGA NACIONAL
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Douro | Country Portugal Vintage 2012 Soil Schistose Alcohol Volume 12,8 % vol. Total Acidity 5,2 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0,9 g/l Winemaker João Soares/Ana Urbano Winemaking Process The judicious monitoring of Touriga's Nacional grapes grown on the Cachão estate, allowed to vinify the best grapes of the variety, proceeding from one specific land plot. After the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in small barrels of french oak, the wine aged for 12 months where it sharpened. Tasting Notes Opaque colour wine with a concentrated aroma, remembering ripe blackberries, spices and the elegance of the floral characteristic of the grape variety. In the mouth its enormous structure is tamed in a robust and drawn out set.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Touriga Nacional Drink/hold 16-18 C 100%
DÃO DOC
QUINTA DO PENEDO ENCRUZADO
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Dão | Country Portugal Vintage 2018 Soil Granitic Alcohol Volume 12 % vol. Total Acidity 6,2 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0,4 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Grape light pressing. Spontaneous fermentation with autochthones yeasts in old used barrels. Ageing “sur lees” during 6 months in order to reach full complexity. Tasting Notes Greenish citric pale colour. Aromatic context dominated by mineral hints envolved by delicate flowers and citric fruits. Tense and fresh middle palate with noticeable clay imparting a great gastronomic potential.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potencial Temperature Encruzado Drink/Hold 8-10 C
DÃO DOC
QUINTA DO PENEDO JAEN
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Dão | Country Portugal Vintage 2018 Soil Granitic Alcohol Volume 12 % vol. Total Acidity 5,2 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 0,8 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Total destemming and fermentation in old granitic lagars. Ageing concrete vats. Tasting Notes Intense ruby colour. Spicy aroma as black pepper. Elegant structure, delicate character and with a fresh final.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Jaen Drink 16-18 C
DÃO DOC
QUINTA DO PENEDO RESERVA RED
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Dão | Country Portugal Vintage 2013 Soil Granitic Alcohol Volume 13,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,6 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,7 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Total destemming and fermentation in old granitic lagars. Ageing in used french oak barrels. Fine tuning in bottle since November 2014. Tasting Notes Intense ruby colour. Floral and balsamic aroma. Elegant structure, delicate character and with a fresh final.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Touriga Nacional Drink/Hold 16-18 C Alfrocheiro
DÃO DOC
QUINTA DO PENEDO
Producer Soc. Agric. Com. Vinhos Messias, SA Region Dão | Country Portugal Vintage 2016 Soil Granitic Alcohol Volume 12,5 % vol. Total Acidity 5,6 g/l in tartaric acid Residual Sugar 1,5 g/l Winemaker João Soares Winemaking Process Total destemming and fermentation in old granitic lagars. Ageing in used french and american oak barrels. Tasting Notes Intense ruby colour. Floral and balsamic aroma. Elegant structure, delicate character and with a fresh final.
Grape Ageing Service Varieties Potential Temperature Touriga Nacional Drink/Hold 16-18 C Alfrocheiro