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All grapes from 80 year old vines. The vineyards of the Quinta do Vale D. Maria, like most vineyards in the Douro, are all authentic and incredibly steep, here for centuries grapes have been grown, which were then bottled on the Quintas itself and then transported further down the Douro to Porto. The wines are still vinified and bottled on the vineyard in the Quinta only now transported by car to Porto. At Quinta do Vale D. Maria all grapes are so old that they are ordered by grape variety, but there are regularly other varieties, which the winemaker Sandra Tavares da Silva knows perfectly to recognize. There are 28 varieties of which 50% are Rufete, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca all come from 80 year old vines. When the grapes are manually picked and selected, they are foot-pounded in old lagars for 12-24 hours, this is very traditional and is always done for this purpose especially men come from the surrounding villages. They are then placed in French oak barrels for 9 to 18 months without being filtered (barriq's 225l). Due to the climate, the wine always has a high alcohol percentage, many tannins have a medium acidity, but the wine is always completely dry. This wine is made with a lot of passion and care.
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