DESCRIPTION
Deep red colour, with aromas of ripe red fruits, nuances of blackberries and tobacco leaves. In the mouth has an intense flavor and soft tannins with a long after taste.

REGION
Demarcada do Douro

SOIL
Schistose

ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol.

TOTAL ACIDITY
3,78 g/l in tartaric acid

RESIDUAL SUGAR
105,1 g/l

WINEMAKING PROCESS
Wine fermented after partial destemming at controlled temperature (24-28 ºC), 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.