Vineyard do Norte Red

Reviews and awards:
19 points Grandes Escolhas Wine.

Dark violet color, almost opaque. Excellent intensity and aromatic complexity, with balsamic notes, spice, rockrose, and wild fruit from the Douro. All in perfect harmony, resulting in a unique blend of great freshness, complexity, and aromatic depth. An exuberant start of great power and elegance, evolving into a wine with excellent volume, with a structure composed of compact tannins of a fresh texture. A wine full of identity that conveys the essence of its terroir. It finishes elegant, complex, and very persistent.

Winemaking:
The grapes, sourced from vineyards in the North, were carefully selected and transported to the winery in 20 kg boxes after careful transport. A further selection followed on the sorting table, and after destemming, they were transferred to temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks where they fermented for 7 days. After fermentation, the wine remained in contact with the skins for 10 days, after which it was gently pressed, separating the free-run juice from the press juice. Aged for 20 months in 225-liter French oak barrels. The final blend results from the selection of the best barrels.