Roquette & Cazes Tinto 3 Lts 2021

Vinification: All grapes are hand-harvested and mostly come from Quinta do Meco and older vineyards in the Douro Superior. Upon arrival at the winery, they go through a sorting table where a rigorous selection is made. Subsequently, they are destemmed, gently crushed, and transferred to stainless steel fermentation tanks with a truncated conical shape, where alcoholic fermentation begins with controlled temperature. During the fermentation process, the French technique of "délestage" is used, which, when performed in truncated conical tanks, aims primarily to increase the skin contact surface at the moment the must/wine is poured over the masses (cap). As a result, a concentrated and complex wine is obtained, which respects elegance and avoids rusticity. Aging: Roquette & Cazes was aged in French oak barrels, where it remained for about 18 months. A wine that highlights Bordeaux vinification techniques, in perfect harmony with the identity of the Douro.