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Wine Description
The Story
Vinha grande is a characterful douro red, classic and intense, a great example of the richness and premium quality of which the region is capable.
the winter of 2011/2012 was very cold, with practically no rainfall, followed by a spring that was drier and hotter than average, except for april, which was particularly rainy. the end of the ripening period was also remarkably hot and dry. this made for very balanced ripening and grapes of exc...
Vintage 2020
The 2020 wine vintage in Portugal was an incredibly low-yielding, heatwave-driven, and highly concentrated year that ultimately produced small quantities of exceptionally powerful and rich wines. The growing season was plagued by an intensely hot and bone-dry summer, culminating in a scorching July that caused many grapevines to shut down to preserve moisture, drastically cutting down total crop sizes. In the Douro Valley, this heat resulted i...
