Description

Year: 2022. A barrel-selected wine made only in great years — where our Douro DOC is made every year. Grapes: Touriga Nacional (60%), Touriga Franca (30%), Tinta Cão (10%). Terroir: schist soils, arid Mediterranean climate, grade-A vineyards slightly above our Porto parcels. Winemaking: 3 days pre-fermentation maceration, 7 days temperature-controlled fermentation, 5 more on the skins; malolactic in stainless (40%) and French oak (60%), then 18 months in new 228-litre French oak before blending. 2,900 bottles. Alcohol: 14%.