Wine & Soul Manoella Tinto 2023 charles-hours collectible and cellarable wines –

collectible and cellarable wines – the rosés case a little less so

blackberry and stewed plums with hints of lighter redcurrant and raspberry flavours abound

Medium bodied flavours of ripe dark cherries and liquorice have a soft fleshy feel with vanillin oak and light earth in the background

A wine built for ageing but giving pleasure now with careful decanting

Wine & Soul Manoella Tinto 2023 charles-hours collectible and cellarable wines –Manoella Tinto is a blend of 60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, and 5% Tinta Francisca from the Quinta da Manoella vineyard. The grapes are fermented for 8 days at low temperatures and then foot trodden in open granite lagares. The wine is aged for 16 months in used French barriques.