Touriga Franca (50%)

Touriga Nacional (30%)

Tinta Roriz (20%)

Made from a blend of traditional Portuguese varieties then aged for five months in used French oak barrels. The result is a well-rounded and layered red with notes of black plum, red cherry and a touch of chocolate. The tannins are ripe and balanced giving structure to this very drinkable wine.

The Douro region of northern Portugal takes its name from the Douro river, the longest in the Iberian Peninsula, which flows east to west from the Spanish border to the Atlantic Ocean. Though Douro is best known for its fortified wines, total production here is evenly split with its unfortified wines gaining greater recognition for quality using local varieties. The Douro`s most unifying trait is varied soil types and vineyards being located on steep dry slopes either side of the river and its myriad tributaries on narrow rocky terraces.