DESCRIPTION
Full bodied, fine aroma and taste, remarkable notes of wild ripped fruits and a subtle and pleasant vanilla touch, gained when the maturation in old used barrels; at taste we may find tannins of great personality, smoothness and excellent inside nose effects. Pleasant and long after taste. It is a great vintage for its elegance and structure; we may drink it now or latter following its evolution in the bottle.

REGION
Demarcada do Douro

SOIL
Schistose

ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol.

TOTAL ACIDITY
4,43 g/l in tartaric acid

RESIDUAL SUGAR
94,5 g/l

WINEMAKING PROCESS
Partial de-stemming, fermentation at controlled temperature (24º-28º.C), 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 second and third year.