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Wine from parcels of old, low yielding vines with up to 30 different grape varieties are kept back for ageing in French and American oak barrels for up to 18 months. A high proportion of the grapes used in the blend are foot trodden in lagares. The wine may be drunk soon after its release but has the depth and concentration to develop in bottle over the long term. It is a complex, powerful wine with great intensity and a richly textured palate. It is always bottled without any fining or filtration. | |
| Features | |||
| Grape variety/varieties | Mixed plantings (among 25 to 30 different grape varieties) | ||
| Average age of vines | > 70 years | ||
| Soil | Schist | ||
| Region | Douro Valley (north of Potugal) | ||
| Vinification techniques | |||
| Grapes are hand picked in small plastic craters. Pumping over with hand plunging in temperature controled fermentation tanks. |
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| Vintage | |||
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
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