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Produced with grapes from a single harvest from our main property, Quinta Vale d’Agodinho. This LBV Port aged for 4 years in seasoned balseiros where it gained elegance, softness and complexity. A Port to drink now.
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Garnet color showing clear sign of age but no brown edge
The nose takes a few minutes to express fully, it shows great complexity and intensity on notes of cinnamon, cardamom, candied fruits, nuts.
Subtle sweetness, tight and gentle tannins, predominance of dried fruits and spices flavors. Great finish with sun dried plums, anise and cinnamon notes.
Touriga Nacional (30%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Roriz (15%) Tinto Cão (5%), Tinta Barroca (5%), Others (20%)
Alcohol – 19,5% Total Acidity– 4,58 (g/l) pH – 3,53 Residual Sugar – 98 (g/L) Contains sulfites
Viticulture:
The winter of 2002/2003 was extremely wet, with rainfall highly over the season’s average. As we all remember, 2003 was marked by very hot heat wave, nothing unusual forthe Douro. With spaced but well timed rainfall, the harvest delivered small, highly concentrated berries full of flavours giving the complexity and age worthiness to this LBV.
Fermentation:
Totally destemmed grapes followed by a slow fermentation with temperature control up to 27 ºC degrees.
Aging:
This LBV Port aged for 4 years in seasoned balseiros where it gained elegance, softness and complexity. Soft filtration. Bottled in July 2008.
Winemaker:
Cláudia Quevedo
