""I also do not hesitate to advise those who plant vines for red wine, not to totally exclude a small portion of some white variety, (...) as it is a fact, confirmed by very authoritative winegrowers, that red wines, resulting from the mixture of red grapes with a small fraction (1/10) of white grapes, are always superior to those exclusively supplied by red grapes.” Visconde de Villa Maior, 1875, Manual de Viticultura Practica. Carlao, 480m - 720m altitude. Cold pre-maceration, spontaneous fermentation in lagarete, cuvaison 28 days. Stage 12 months in stainless steel.