Technical File
Location | DO Douro |
Vineyard | Vineyard plots located on the steep slopes of River Pinhão banks, between 150m and 400m altitude, with a poor and rugged shale soil of low production and high concentration and grape quality. |
Varieties | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz |
Winemaking | Fresh and matured to perfection grapes, harvested by hand to 20kg boxes. After destemmed and softly crush, the grapes suffered 5 days of cold macerations. Fermenting during 10 days, with a daily "delestage". Upon alcoholic fermentation, 50% of the batch aged in french oak barrels for 12 months. |
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