Uivo Vinhas Velhas Tinto Magnum 2011
Red wine from very old vineyards naturally farmed with minimal intervention in the cellar.
Red wine from very old vineyards naturally farmed with minimal intervention in the cellar.
Grapes were destemmed for a dorna, conditions of anaerobiosis were created. These remained in these conditions for 10 days, after these 10 days they were pressed in a vertical press. Finished the fermentation in a stainless steel bowl where it aged for about 3 months.
From each vineyard plot, using different winemaking styles. Cercial from the Douro, Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Verdelho, as well as some Chardonnay and Alvarinho, ferment freely in lagar and neutral barrels. Whole bunches in open vats, with partial maceration. Aged in neutral barrels on good lees. Minerality and salinity, great volume, good crema and freshness.
Skin contact white wine in lagar (traditional stone trough), whole bunches undergoing carbonic fermentation and long aging on fine lees in vats and old barrels
Traditional vineyard with free fermentation of whole bunches in the lagar, using carbonic fermentation. A light, old-fashioned, farmer's red wine.