RKS PORTUGUESE WINE: Ravasqueira Encantado Red

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A blend of Syrah, Touriga Franca and Alicante Bouschet.

Grown in clay-limestone soils with rocky influence of granite and schist.

The vinification of the Syrah and Touriga Franca was in open stainless steel lagares and the Alicante Bouschet in stainless steel fermenting tanks.

The blend was aged 8 months in new French oak barrels.

The winemakers were David Baverstock and Vaco Rosa Santos.

Aroma: Intense black cherry and blackberry with the new French oak giving the wine vanilla and toast.

Palate: Massive black fruit with and concentrated and long finish with a nip of white pepper. Rich, full bodied with a sweet middle palate.

Personality: Full bodied blessed with black fruit.

Food Match: Chicken Cacciatore.

Cellarbility: Consume by 2027-year end.

Price: $18 CDN.

RKS PORTUGUESE WINE RATING: 91/100. Wine Align 88.

Tasted 1May2026.

(Ravasqueira 2024 Encantado, VR Alentejano, Ravasqueira Vinhos, Arraiolos, Portugal. 750 mL, 14%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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