DESCRIPTION
Mature fruity aroma with notes of blackberries and other fruits of the woods. It is potent in the mouth with delicate tannins and excellent retronasal effects. It has a delicate and long aftertaste.

REGION
Demarcada do Douro

SOIL
Schistose

ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol

TOTAL ACIDITY
4,13 g/l in tartaric acid

RESIDUAL SUGAR
91,1 g/l

WINEMAKING PROCESS
Partial de-stemming, fermentation at controlled temperature (24º-28ºC), when must reached the desired sweetness value, fermentation was interrupted by the add of brandy; following a period of maturation in oak barrels, in the warehouses of Vila Nova de Gaia; after approval was then bottled between the fourth and the sixth year.