Quinta Sardonia 2019
HK$ 433.78
Quinta Sardonia
VT Castilla y León
3 for immediate shipment. More, available on 19/09/2025
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Country
Region
Appellation
Alcohol
15.0%
Grapes
Tinto Fino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 20 months in new French oak barrels.
Description
On the slopes of the Douro, where the river has not yet lost its youth and the Atlantic breezes caress the highest vineyards, Quinta Sardonia was born as an almost rebellious idea. The story begins in the late 1990s, when a group of visionaries - led by Peter Sisseck, the same man behind the legendary Pingus - decided to seek a different expression of the Douro. They didn't want to compete with power; they were looking for finesse, balance and a depth that came more from the soil than from the cellar.
The vineyard, planted in a cascade on the hillside between 760 and 850 metres above sea level, became the soul of the project. The orientation, the biodiversity, the chalky and stony soils, the mix of micro-plots with variable exposure: everything was thought out with almost obsessive precision. Wine is not imposed, it is listened to. And that was his first act of courage: not to adapt the land to the wine, but the wine to the land. This is how the history of Quinta Sardonia began to be written.
The coupage, far from following traditional rules, is a mosaic made with up to seven different varieties, where Tempranillo acts as the common thread, but is accompanied by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. The combination is not capricious, but a dialogue between soils, exposure and maturity. A Bordeaux philosophy under the Castilian sun, with a Castilian soul and a Burgundian upbringing. This unique approach gives rise to the characteristic complexity of Quinta Sardonia.
Winemaking
The entry into the cellar is gentle, almost reverential. The grapes are harvested by hand, by parcel and in small boxes. Each variety, even each plot, is vinified separately. Fermentations are carried out with indigenous yeasts, without additives, allowing the wine to speak its own language. Cement and stainless steel are the initial partners, sober and neutral. But it is French wood - in large and small formats - that is used for ageing for 18 to 20 months, depending on the vintage.
The aim is not to tame the wine, but to refine it, like polishing a sculpture without taking away its natural shape. Bottling is carried out without fining or filtering, in order to maintain all the purity of the origin. This ensures that Quinta Sardonia retains all its authenticity and personality.
Taste
Quinta Sardonia enters the mouth like a whisper that grows in intensity. There is no stridency, but a restrained richness, an underground energy that bursts out slowly. The nose is deep and elegant: black plum, dried leaves, balsamic notes, violet and damp earth after the rain. A kind of wild nobility that defines the character of Quinta Sardonia.
On the palate, the wine unfolds with a silky texture, polished tannins and an acidity that supports the structure without imposing itself. Notes of blackberry, cassis, bitter cocoa and a mineral background reminiscent of hot stone at the end of the day. The ageing is perfectly integrated, with just a whisper of cedar and blond tobacco that envelops without overpowering.
It is a wine that does not shout, but is not forgettable. It has the weight of a well-made wine, the calm of a wine that knows how to wait, and that long, saline and slightly bitter finish that invites you to think, to come back, to stay a little longer. In every glass of Quinta Sardonia, you can perceive the effort to express the landscape, the respect for the vineyard and the firm decision to make a wine that speaks softly, but leaves its mark.
Shipping to Hong Kong
Estimated transit time: 3 working days.
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