Pedra a Pedra Tinto, Quinta da Pedra Alta

Wine Type: Red

Grape(s): 51% Touriga Nacional; 34% Tinta Barroca; 11% Touriga Franca; 4% Sousão

Country: Portugal

Region: Douro D.O.C.

Organic: No

Vegan: Yes

ABV: 14%

Tasting Notes: Full flavoured, red and blue fruited wine, with good structure, balanced acidity and a long finish. At the heart is ripe but still fresh black fruits, masses of fruit, all held in place by the firm tannins, which have been smoothed by the restrained oak but are not yet fully resolved. 

Winemaking:  The grapes are handpicked, hand sorted, destemmed and fermented by wild yeasts at temperatures ranging from 20-25°C for 10 days on skins. The ferment is managed by a variety of techniques depending on the fermentation vessel used. Foot treading followed by gentle plunging is employed on granite lagar ferments, whilst open top stainless steel tank/picking bin ferments are simply plunged. At the end of the maceration the ferments are drained, pressed, and transferred to a combination of stainless steel tanks (70%) and old French oak barriques and hogsheads (30%) to undergo MLF. Post MLF, sulphur dioxide is added, and the wines mature sur lie for 18 months. Each varietal wine/parcel brings unique attributes to the final blend. Touriga Nacional brings a long textured palate with luscious red and blue fruits; Tinta Barroca brings juicy, vibrant red fruits; Touriga Franca brings mid palate weight and structure with rich black fruits and meaty characters and Sousão brings deep colour and lively acidity.