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...

Citric colour. Intense aroma of citrus, mineral and floral. Spicy mouth with length and freshness. Full and pleasant finale.

Closed ruby color. Intense and deep aroma, with hints of dark chocolate, cedar, black fruits and spices very well combined with the wood where it was aged. Retronasal aromas with some complexity, ripe fruit with blackberries, spices and very elegant tannins present providing a long finish.