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    105
  • Producer ranking ?

    31
  • Decanting time

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  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Coche is without question our most exclusive white wine, but it is also a wine which aims to reach beyond the expression of its vineyards, region and provenance. The old vines and high altitude are the fundamental factors responsible for the success of this wine. Year after year the great challenge lies in achieving a balance between its body and acidity in order to create a fresh wine with a tremendous ageing potential.

Coche shows an intense and profound minerality. Its aromatic profile is deeply complex, with beautiful toasty notes from the barrels as well as subtle hints of herbs which complement the soft floral and citrusy aromas of the wine perfectly.

Region: Douro

Soil: Mica Schist

Vineyards: Several vineyards

Average Vine Age: Over 80 years

Blend: Rabigato, Códega do Larinho, Arinto and others

Vines/ha: 6500

Pruning Method: Guyot

Alt. from Sea Level: 600-750

Ageing: 12 month in French oak barrels (228 L) and 5 month in stainless steel vats

Alcohol: 12.5%

Food Suggestions: Oven backed fish, dishes with white meat. Vegetarian suggestions: pasta or noodle dishes with cheese.

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Vintage 2016

The 2016 harvest in the Douro brought perfectly-timed rain that turned a good year into a great one. Fortunately, despite a challenging growing season and a much adjusted and delayed picking schedule, those producers with excellent vineyard knowledge and confident decision-making, were rewarded with spectacular Vintage Ports.

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The Coche shows an intense and profound minerality. Its aromatic profile is deeply complex, with beautiful toasty notes from the oak barrels as well as subtle hints of herbs which complement the soft floral and citrusy aromas of the wine perfectly. Along with its fine and delicate character, the palate has a lot of presence, offering flavours of white fruit and spices. It offers plenty of body without seeming heavy, and shows superb concentration, with judicious use of oak. The finish is wonderfully complex, elegant and slightly salty. A wine that will be best enjoyed out of a Burgundy-style wineglass.

The 2016 vintage proved to be very atypical, with a warm and rainy winter, a cool and very wet spring and an extremely hot and dry summer. The weather conditions led to very early budburst (around 2 weeks early), followed nevertheless by a delay in the vegetative cycle during spring, especially with regard to véraison, which occurred approximately 2 weeks later than usual.

After a first selection process in the vineyards, the grapes were placed into 25 kg crates, loaded onto a refrigerated truck and transported to the cellar where they were sorted again. The grapes were then gently pressed during the night, and the juice was left to settle for about 24 hours. Alcoholic fermentation took place in mostly used 228L French oak barrels.

During the course of its 12-month ageing period in the barrels, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation without any bâtonnage or racking.

 

Intense aromas of gun powder, crushed stone and steel follow through to a full body, sliced green apple and pear. Very lively and vivid. Wonderful finish. Drink or hold.

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Porto, Douro

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