Graça 28 Reserva is a red produced by Barão de Vilar in Douro, Douro, Portugal. Made from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão and Tempranillo. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Red
Appellation: Douro
Region: Douro
Country: Portugal
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tempranillo
Tasting profile
Structure: medium-bodied, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry
Graça 28 Reserva is a budget Douro red from Barão de Vilar, part of the Van Zeller family's wine collection, blended from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão and Tinta Roriz. Part of the wine spends about six months in French oak. Round, soft and aromatic, with wild berries, plum and spice and gentle tannin. An easy, good-value red for grilled meat, pasta and charcuterie, made to be drunk young.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Douro, Portugal
Douro runs along the dramatic, terraced valley of the Douro River in northern Portugal and is the birthplace of Port, one of the world's classic fortified wines.
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Nacional is a red grape widely regarded as Portugal's finest, native to the Dão and Douro regions and a cornerstone of both Port and premium dry reds.
Touriga Franca
Touriga Franca is a red grape from the Douro Valley of northern Portugal, one of the most widely planted varieties in the region and a cornerstone of both Port and increasingly ambitious dry reds.
Tinto Cão
Tinto Cão is a red grape native to Portugal's Douro Valley, counted among the classic varieties permitted for Port and increasingly valued for dry table wines.
Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a red grape and the backbone of Spanish fine wine, most famously in Rioja and Ribera del Duero, where it produces the country's most age-worthy reds.
More wines
From Barão de Vilar
- 10 Years Old Tawny — Barão de Vilar, Porto
More red wines from Douro
- Fabelhaft Tinto — Niepoort, Douro
- Reserva — Feuerheerd's, Douro
- Altano Rewilding Edition Douro Tinto — Symington Family Estates, Douro
- Altitude — Duorum, Douro
Frequently asked questions
Where is Graça 28 Reserva from?
Graça 28 Reserva is produced by Barão de Vilar in Douro, Douro, Portugal.
What grapes are in Graça 28 Reserva?
Graça 28 Reserva is a blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão and Tempranillo.