Region: Macedo de Cavaleiros, Trás-os-Montes.

Soil: Schist origin, with medium clay content and the presence of quartz.

Climate: Temperate with continental characteristics.

Vinification: Manual harvesting. Rigorous manual selection of the bunches. Total destemming, followed by pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation with moderate temperature control and gentle daily manual pumping over. Long post-fermentation maceration. Aged in new 500-litre oak barrels for 16 months. Wine not filtered or cold stabilised. May create a deposit. 

Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional.

Colour: Concentrated red with violet reflections.

Aroma: Intense, showing its fruity, floral and spicy side, with a slight menthol flavour contributing to its light aroma.

Palate: On the palate, it is very elegant, developing into a wine of excellent volume and solid structure, made up of fresh, fine-textured tannins. A captivating wine that finishes in perfect balance, with pleasant sensations of freshness and great persistence. 

Consumption: It should be enjoyed at a temperature of between 15ºC and 17ºC, preferably in ‘Bordeaux’ type glasses. We recommend decanting.

Ageing potential: until 2040.

Alcohol: 13,84%/vol.

Total acidity: 14.2 %/vol.

pH: 3,69

Reducing sugars: <0,6 g/l

Production (bottles): 7,240 gfs of 75cl.

Bottled: June 2021.

Marketed from: September 2022.

Lot:    06VPTN/21.

Head winemaker: Rui Cunha