10 Year Old White Port
Appellation
Porto, IVDP Selo de Garantia
Farming
Sustainable, Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan
Varietals
Côdega, Rabigato, Viosinho, Arinto Gouveio
Vineyards & Viticulture
Vines come from low-yielding vineyards in the Cima Corgo region: Covelinhas and Pombal, with a vine age in excess of 60 years.
Soils
Schist
Harvest & Vinification
The white grapes undergo long skin maceration, then foot-trodden in round at the Vale de Mendiz, temperature-controlled granite lagares. Following fortification with grape brandy, the wine spends a year ageing in large old oak vats, followed by aging in traditional pipes (old oak casks of 550 liters) for 7-15 years. Prior to bottling, the best white ports are selected and blended to make the 10-Year-Old White Port.