97 Parker score / Bottle from my private collection, always stored in a climate-controlled cellar. Shipping insurance will be included with this lot. VINIFICATION Residual Sugar: 0.6 g/L The grapes, from the Maria Teresa vineyard, were carefully transported in 22 kg food-grade plastic boxes and subjected to rigorous sorting upon arrival at the winery. After treading in a traditional lagar (wine press), the must was transferred to an open stainless steel vat with automatic treading, where it fermented for a week at a controlled temperature. AGING In new 225-liter barrels (85% French oak, 15% American oak) for 20 months. TASTING NOTES Color: opaque, with vibrant, deep violet tones. Nose: excellent aromatic intensity and elegance, with predominant notes of rockrose flower, dark chocolate, and fresh spice which together confer great complexity, depth, and persistence. Palate: fresh and elegant start, evolving into a wine of great volume, with a solid structure, composed of silky tannins of fine texture. The retronasal aroma is composed of a distinct complexity of balsamic aromas, where notes of rockrose and fresh spice stand out, in perfect harmony with vibrant notes of wild berries from the Douro. It finishes in a pleasant ensemble of excellent persistence. A distinctive wine, of great power and elegance, which can evolve in the bottle for many years.