Herdade Aldeia de Cima
Reserva Tinto
It is the quintessence of tradition, it is the embodiment of local authenticity.
CATEGORY
Red.
YIELD
36.022 bottles.
GRAPES
45% Trincadeira + 15% Alfrocheiro + 22% Alicante Bouschet + 18% Aragonês.
HARVEST
By hand.
VINIFICATION
30% of the batch in 500-litre French oak barrels (second year) for 12 months; 30% in 1000-litre Cocciopesto amphorae for 6 months; 20% in 150-litre terracotta Tinajas for 4 months; 20% in 2600-litre Nico Velo cement tanks for 6 months.
ON THE PALATE
Full-bodied, lively, vivacious.
EVENTS IT MAKES MAGICAL
It performs best at leisurely lunches, the kind of lunches where you sit down at the table and who knows when you will get up again.