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Wine Description
The Story
Batuta is not made every year. It is a wine of extremes; the tannins are present yet fine and elegant. North facing very old vineyards from Quinta do Carril are the main source for Batuta, but also older vines (about 100 years old) near Quinta de Nápoles are included. Batuta results from very delicate vinification system where the alcoholic maceration is led to the extreme and all details are took into account in order to obtain this very comp...
Wine Information
Vinification 2005
The harvest occurred in the first half of September. After rigorous selection both in vineyard and in winery, all the grapes were destemmed. The natural fermentation occurred in stainless steel conic vats, with total skin contact of 30 to 60 days. The wine passed directly into French oak barrels before the malolactic fermentation, and stayed in ageing process of 20 months.
Tasting Notes
Intense colour and aroma with grea...