The Wine

Specifications

• Grape varieties: Syrah(21%), Trincadeira(27%), Alic. Bouschet(10%) and Aragonez(42%)
• Date of harvest: 29/08/2010 Aragonez; 03/09/2010 Syrah; 08/09/2010 Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira
• Wood: 10 months, barrels 225lts
• Type of wood: French oak 2nd and 3rd use
• Type of aging: Partial, 40% in barrels, 60% in Stainless steel
• Bottled: October 2011
• Type of bottle: Bordalesa Reserva Alta
• Production: 30.000 bottles of 0,75l

Tasting classification: Young with high aromatic potential, red fruits, blackberries, cherries and plums. When matured, there is an elegant smoky sensation that makes it become more complex. Very elegant in the mouth, it is young and intense in the mid palate and has strong but round tannins, the taste of all the red fruits and the end is fresh and enduring.