Quinta de Saes | Alvaro Castro

Made mostly from a field blend of indigenous varieties, with a small portion of Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro, and aged for 2 years in French oak.  This is an intensely aromatic wine, characterized by ripe fruit and spice, with a deliciously long finish.

Region:

Dão

Appellation:

Dão

Variety / Blend:

Touriga Nacional: Alfrocheiro:

Climate:

Continental

Soils:

Granite subsoil with lines of send and clay

Farming:

Certified Organic

Altitude:

500 metres

Fermentation:

Temperature controlled, in stainless steel

Ageing:

Aged for 24 months in second year oak barrels allier