Quinta da Pedra Escrita Red

“Very intense and fresh aroma, showing the fresh summer nights in the altitude areas of the Douro Superior, marked by violets, black and red fruits characteristic of the grapes that gave rise to this wine, in balance with very subtle notes of French oak barrel.In the mouth, the freshness, acidity and live tannins are an evidence of the soil and the climate, forecasting great longevity, then we feel all the notes of the aroma in an elegant and long flavoursome finish.”

GRAPES : Touriga Nacional (35%), Jaen / Mencia (35%), Souzão (30%).

ORIGIN : Quinta da Pedra Escrita estate is located in Freixo de Numão - Douro Superior, with an average altitude of 575 meters. Organic

grown grapes, where the windy and dry soils of the estate are predominantly of granite, sandy and very poor in nutrients. Here I

grew my first vineyards, always believing that the granite soils give us wines with highly complex aromas and great longevity, like in the

old times. This is a tradition we want to recover in a world of wines increasingly stereotyped, emphasizing the unique character of the

granite white wines from the high-altitude vineyards of Douro.

VINIFICATION: Hand-picked grapes to small perforated boxes. Selection of the grapes in a sorting table. Full destemming and

crushing. Cold maceration during 48h. Alcoholic fermentation during 3 weeks with temperature control.

Ageing during 15 months in new French oak barrels of 300L.