Production Notes

The Port wines from Quinta de la Rosa follow the traditional style: fermented by foot treading in granite vats and aged in very old wooden vats and barrels (550 liter oak casks). As with the Douro DOCs from this Douro house, we seek harmony and balance in our grapes in the vineyard, so that they can express themselves freely in the bottle. La Rosa's Tawny Port is unique in that it is produced exclusively with grapes from category A vineyards, usually used for the production of LBV and Vintage. Rare case, having the majority of Tawny grapes from category B to D and therefore less concentrated.

Maturation and Bottling

This is a young Tawny, which has been aged in barrels in order to be in high contact with oxygen to gain an older look and taste. It is the result of a mixture of stocks, which gives it its characteristic style, which remains the same from year to year. At Quinta de La Rosa, Port wines are stored and bottled in the Douro and not in Vila Nova de Gaia, as is the case in most houses, allowing a unique trait from picking the grapes to the wine in the bottle.