DESCRIPTION
With bright, deep and ruby color appearance. Intense aroma of dark and blue fruits, pointed out by nuances of rock rose and spices. The fruit bursts when tasting; long aftertaste.

REGION
Douro

SOIL
Schistose

ALCOHOL VOLUME
13,5 % vol

TOTAL ACIDITY
5,5 g/l in tartaric acid

RESIDUAL SUGAR
0,76 g/l

WINEMAKING PROCESS
Full de-stemming. Maceration with pre-fermentation at low temperature. The sugars fermentation took place in steel vats with controlled temperature, followed by a long “cuvaison”. Twelve months for malolactic fermentation and ageing in french and american oak barrels.