2025 Maçanita Touriga Nacional Rosé, Douro, PortugalABOUT THIS WINE All bunches are inspected for quality on a sorting table before they are gently crushed and moved by gravity into temperature controlled stainless steel vats. Following a maceration period of 3 to 6 hours, the lightly colored juice is run off the skins and slowly fermented at 54F (12C) to preserve the full aromatic expression. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER In Douro, Portugal, brilliant brother and sister team Joana & Antonio Maanita have managed

Simon helps maintain a collective compost pile

Mourvèdre

having been built in 1792

wine is moved to tank and bottled before the next year’s harvest begins

Eleven of these are in the Vallee de la Marne split between 4ha of Grand Cru in Ay and Premier Cru in Mareuil-sur-Ay and 7ha in the village of Damery

typically centered on Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon

The winery was purchased by La Rioja Alta in 1988 and is now state-of-the-art in terms of equipment

the young vigneron at Mourre du Tendre treats

granite-rich landscape

Due to its high elevation

minimum intervention

25% Chardonnay