Tawny Port
Appellation
Porto, IVDP Selo de Garantia
Farming
Sustainable, Organic
Varietals
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz
Vineyards & Viticulture
Surrounding the house in Provesende, in the sub-region of Cima Corga, are five hectares of vineyards. The long narrow parcel extending from the side of the house is mostly a 100 year old mixed variety planting, with the rest of the vineyard having been planted within the past 10 to 30 or more years in sections by variety, primarily red. This vineyard is naturally almost level, with just a slight rise along the northern side, and sits at 600 meters in altitude.
Soils
Schist
Harvest & Vinification
The grapes are predominantly trodden in lagares prior to ageing in small old oak casks at la Nova de Gaia for approximately three years.