Quinta do Romeu - ‘Moinho do Gato’ Douro red blend - Douro, Portugal dark fruit balanced by savory

dark fruit balanced by savory notes of leather and tobacco

Founded in 2004 by Uzi and Kathryn Cohen to revive a family winemaking tradition begun in Israel

These wines do present a touch of nuttiness and ginger that are characteristic of natural winemaking but these are just background accents to the full flavors of the fruit

no-additives and minimally-sulfured wines are somewhat hazy but never veer into the cidery

The wine is aged for approximately 11 months in mostly used French oak barrels

Quinta do Romeu - ‘Moinho do Gato’ Douro red blend - Douro, Portugal dark fruit balanced by savoryThe Douro River Valley is famous for its Port wines, but is gaining more and more recognition for its dry table wines. The Portuguese make regional wines that are usually blends of many different indigenous grapes, and this is no exception: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Souso and Touriga Franca all make their way into the mix. Hand picked, organically and sustainably grown grapes are foot stomped and fermented with ambient yeast