Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Tinto 2017

Grape Varieties: Trincadeira and Grand Noir.

Soil Type: Granite

Vineyard: Old vine (1901)

Tasting Notes: Garnet deep color. Aroma of great complexity, with black fruit, plum, fig and sour cherry, highlighted in the more rustic profile, with
suggestions of rockrose, earth, pine, bee wax, also some tobacco and leather, more subtle. Balanced and elegant structure, with firm acidity and delicate tannins. Very complex finish, rich and long, with extraordinary terroir expression and character.

Vinification: Hand-picked grapes sourced from the “old vine” planted in 1901. Grape selection and full destemming at the winery, before 5 days of cold soak maceration. Wild fermentation on stainless steel tanks, with an additional 20 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 36 months.

Drink between: 2023 to 2040

Serving temperature: 16ºC

Winemaker: Pedro Baptista and Duarte Lopes