2023 ALVES DE SOUSA Vintage Port 1 x 0.75L 1 Bottle Port Wine WINEMAKER: Tiago Alves de Sousa. WINE VARIETIES: Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional & Sousão. VINIFICATION Very slow fermentation with indigenous yeasts at low temperature (17ºC) to preserve the most delicate aromas in a "micro-lagar" with customized machinery. Fermentation is interrupted at its midpoint with the addition of 77% V/V neutral brandy to achieve a balance between natural sweetness, alcohol, structure and all its elements, preserving a great purity of fruit. Aged for 2 years in wooden casks before bottling, TASTING NOTES Deep ruby ​​color. Great complexity and aromatic depth, with notes of eucalyptus leaf, rhubarb, cherry, dark chocolate and licorice. Dense, with great structure but extraordinarily balanced. Spicy and with an intense and long finish. A wine with a long and auspicious life ahead. SERVING Ideal to accompany with cheeses, dark chocolate, red fruit desserts Serve at a temperature of 14ºC. Consume in moderation. DESCRIPTION After having his degree in Civil Engineering, Domingos Alves de Sousa couldn’t resist any longer to the double appeal (of the land and the blood), and abandoned its activity in 1987 to dedicate himself in exclusive to the exploration of the “Quintas” (estates) he received from his family inheritance and to other properties later acquired, where he executed a precise work of gathering and reorganization of the vines. For many years he supplied some of the most famous and prestigious Port companies like Ferreira and Borges Wines. But the problems that affected the sector in the end of the eighties lead the family to question the models followed until that day. And this was the changing point. Domingos Alves de Sousa turned himself to the valuation of the "leftovers" of the Port Wine (as it was considered back in those days), meaning, the Douro wines, until then traditionally forgotten in relation to the “generous wine” (Port). Determined to make his own way as producer-bottler, it was build in the family’s “Quinta da Gaivosa” the winery where, from that day to beyond it was going to be vinified the production of Gaivosa and the other “Quintas”. Concluded some experiences with different grape varieties, it was selected the ones that revealed to be more appropriable to produce the best wines of D.O.C. Douro, and with them it was produced and launched in the market, in middle of 1992, that it would be its first wine: Quinta do Vale da Raposa white 1991. Soon it had the attention of wine lovers and it deserved the best references. It was the beginning of a trail filled of successes that came until the present days, and still with much to give. PLEASE NOTE: This is a recurring auction. The seal number(s) you see on the photos might differ from the one(s) on your bottle(s).