Grou | Grey 2006

PV Tasting Notes

The 2006 Grou Grey is black/purple in colour, the aromatics are rather racy, almost Chateauneuf du Pape tinged and the wine just bursts with flavour, bold and vibrant throwing waves of sweet ripe cherries into the mix with Mediterranean spices and plenty of power to the game and vanilla spiced oak flavours. Clearly a very well made wine, but the tannins are gripping right now, this needs some time (1-2 years) to develop in bottle but can be enjoyed now or continue to develop further for several years. Tasted Feb 2010

A world class wine and best matched to a well charred barbeque steak, roast fillet of beef, a hearty steak and vegetable pie, veal chops, lamb tagine, roast lamb, perfect with pink duck and almost any meat dish with a rich reduction sauce. Will also suit Aged cheddar, parmesan or Gruyère cheese.

References to quality wine production in Cabeção are lost in history. However, without doubt, it is a place of tradition in Alentejo wine production - creating wines of boldness and body from the varied microclimates and sandy textured soils.
Luís Miguel and José Manuel Nunes Barata represent the 6th generation of winemakers in their family. In 2001, they begin working on a new project that would combine the skills of Winemaking and Arquitecture.
The Nunes Barata brothers built a multi-task team:
For the Viticulture, they rely on Rogério de Castro and his assistant Amândio Cruz. The oenology is Anselmo Mendes’s responsibility with resident oenologist Diogo Lopes. Luis Pessanha Moreira is the leading arquitect. The objective is to produce grapes and wines of outstanding quality, turning Cabeção into a Winemaking region of excellence with the focus on terroir.
The family has a vast cellar with vintages from 1917 to 1981, including red wines, white wines, dessert wines and spirits, all of which is estate produced and bottled at Vale de Joana. The varieties used to create wines of defined profile each year include Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional, Aragonês and Trincadeira. With state-of-the-art winemaking technology, the wines have a limited production for both GROU Red and GROU Grey.Other varieties, such as Alfrocheiro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Tinto Cão, are also used to complement these wines and to produce other wines.
Although first production was in 2004, it is already possible to define Cabeção wines as full-bodied, with plenty of fruit flavours, balsamic aromas, balanced acidity and a firm tannic structure to ensure longevity.
Alcohol: 15%
Residual Sugar: 0 gr/L
pH: 3.6
Acidity: 5.1 gr/L