Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Tinto 2016

Grape Varieties: Trincadeira and Grand Noir.

Soil Type: Granite

Vineyard: Old vine (1901)

Tasting Notes: Concentrated ruby color Aroma showing great complexity, balsamic, cistus, earth, tobacco, with black fruit and plum, side by side with more distinctive and surprising vegetable notes Acidity is firm, fruit with well balanced structure and firm tannins Very long and persistent finish, in a different level of expression and character

Vinification: Hand picked grapes sourced from the “old vines”, planted in 1901 Hand selection of the grapes inside the winery and full destemming before 5 days of cold soak maceration Wild fermentation on stainless steel tanks, with an additional 30 days of maceration Spontaneous natural malolactic fermentation in oak barrels.

Ageing:18 months in both Portuguese and French used oak barrels. In the bottle for 24 months.

Drink between: 2022 to 2034

Serving temperature: 16ºC

Winemaker: Pedro Baptista