DESCRIPTION
Golden red color. The aroma is rich in ripe fruit with a touch of spice and vanilla notes. On the mouth is fresh, balanced, with silky tannins. The aftertaste is strong and persistent.

REGION
Demarcada do Douro

SOIL
Schistose

ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol

TOTAL ACIDITY
6,53 g/l in tartaric acid

RESIDUAL SUGAR
130,8 g/l

WINEMAKING PROCESS
Wine fermented in granite stone lagares when must reached the desired sweetness value, fermentation was interrupted by the add of brandy(77%); ageing in oak wood barrels for a minimum period of seven years, in our warehouses in Vila Nova de Gaia, till bottling.