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Wine Description
The Story
Barca Velha has been chosen numerous times by Portuguese bodies for official receptions of civilian, military and religious world dignitaries, including the Pope.
Vinified in the Quinta da Leda winery, using selected grapes mainly from this estate, but also from elevated areas in the Douro Superior. After destemming and gentle crushing, the grapes were put into stainless steel vats, where alcoholic fermentation took place. A long, gentle m...
Wine Information
2008 was a relatively mild and dry year. Harvest began at the end of August. Grapes were selected from Quinta da Leda and the higher zones of the Douro Superior. After soft crushing and full de-stemming, the grapes were passed into stainless steel tanks and epoxy lined granite “lagares” for cold maceration where intense pumping-over and robot- operated pigeages were carried out at controlled temps. A long post-fermentation maceration process f...
