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Vinification
The vitican year of 2019 was characterized by a dry climate. Spring began with high temperatures, which were decreasing and remained low throughout the summer. There was some precipitation, which occurred at the right time of the development of the plant and the flowering took place in excellent climacteric conditions, originating an average production high, with grapes quite healthy. The mild days and the fresh nights of August originated slow and balanced maturation.
The vintage began on August 8th. The vintage peak took place in the week from September 8 to 15, ending on October 1st.
After a selection in the vineyard, a second selection was made at the table of choice. The 2019 slope was vinified in trunk stainless steel vats. The wine interned for 22 months in French oak barrels. The strand is a wine of great elegance and complexity, which masterfully combines the fruit and concentration of the Douro wines with the freshness of Niepoort wines. The aspect, as its name implies, is a way of seeing the Douro, the grapes come some of all the terroirs of the Douro where we work, mostly old vineyards aged between 30 and 60, with the mixture traditional caste.

TEST NOTES:
The color is open and of medium concentration. On the nose, rich in wild fruits stand out graffiti, spices and leather with very well integrated wood. In the mouth it is young with nerve, acidity and structure. The ending is spicy and persistent.