A typical Alentejo variety, Trincadeira preta (syn. Tinta Amarela) with a thin and fragile skin, causes it to rot if it rains and to become raisin at high temperatures. This “Trincadeira” was picked at the point possible, focusing on its fresh fruit side. A breeze of Alentejo freshness that was lost, but that was always here after all. Trincadeira... is not so Black after all!

Production follows a protocol of sustainable agriculture and yield is controlled and quality improved by hard pruning, removal of secondary shoots, and bunch thinning. At optimum maturity the grapes are handpicked in small boxes permitting the quality-control steps of bunch selection in the vineyard and on the sorting table. Grapes develop and mature in the hot and dry Mediterranean climate...

Aroma initially a little closed and with some austerity but that quickly opens in the glass to a ripe fruit (black plum) and spices. In the mouth, La Rosa Reserva is a vigorous and full-bodied wine, with beautiful flavors filling the middle of the mouth. It has a long and delicious finish with a perfect combination of ripe tannins and fresh acidity.

With a deep ruby color, this wine is marked by its enormous complexity of aromas, highlighting the red fruits of the forest and aromatic herbs. A lacy red, long and very elegant. It combines the sweetness of very ripe grapes with the austerity of tannins and acidity. A perfect balance between the power and elegance so typical of the great Douro wines. Most of the grapes in this wine come...