Frey Lagarada 019

This wine is a co-fermentation of 20% white grapes (mainly Gouveio, Arinto, and Rabigato) and 80% red grapes (mainly Tinta Barroca picked from the coolest spot in the vineyard near a stream and lots of trees), that is done in old granite lagars without any temperature control. After only 4 days, the wine went to a vertical press and then aged in stainless steel tanks over the winter for a gravity-led bottling without any fining or filtration. The resulting wine is low in extraction, low in alcohol, and wildly expressive and aromatic

Vineyard blend in different winemaking styles. Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Cercial do Douro and Verdelho ferment freely in tanks and barrels, partly through carbonic fermentation. Minerality and salinity, good volume and freshness.

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.

Red wine from very old vineyards naturally farmed with minimal intervention in the cellar.

Pinot Tinto, Touriga and Rufete undergoing free fermentation of whole bunches in lagar with carbonic fermentation and gentle treading. From barrel to bottle. Elegant structure.