Harvest report
2022: A great challenge successfully overcome
July 2022 was the hottest month in the last 92 years for most of the country, with the highest ever temperature recorded in the Pinhão region.
Data from IPMA (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere)
This year’s harvest was the culmination of scant rainfall throughout most of the vegetative cycle, with levels well below average almost every month, and record-breakingly high temperatures. The combination of these factors saw the Douro region in a severe state of drought by the end of June.
By the end of August, Quinta de S. Luiz – Sogevinus’ main property and the centre of its main activities, located in the parish of Adorigo, near Pinhão – recorded just 184mm of rain, 65% below average. By that same time, 58% of the days in the summer months – June, July and August – saw temperatures reaching highs of above 35°C, of which 23 registered a temperature above 39°C. According to data from IPMA (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere), July 2022 was the hottest month in the last 92 years for most of the country, with the highest ever temperature recorded in the Pinhão region, where its weather station recorded a shocking 47°C.
The impact of this heatwave on vines at low altitudes was very worrying, both in the Cima Corgo region and in the Douro Superior sub-region. Weather conditions at higher altitudes and in Baixo Corgo were slightly milder, and the vines there suffered less.
Although the vegetative cycle started later than expected, the vines’ flowering picked up and ended up occurring marginally earlier than the region’s average. As for vine diseases, the weather conditions were suitable and so there were no issues and had no impact on this harvest’s yield.
In these circumstances, we were faced with a shorter than usual period of maturation, which demanded utmost attention to detail in each plot and constant monitoring of the grapes’ ripening, decisive factors for the success of our mission in obtaining good quality wines with good ageing potential.
“Considering the harsh conditions faced by our viticulture this year, and based on our observations to date, we are confident that our vines have been up to the challenge, delivering surprising results.”
Carlos Alves, Director of Viticulture and Winemaking
Our DOC Douro white wine grapes were the first to be harvested. We started with Viosinho in our lower plots at Quinta de S. Luiz on 18th August, where ripening control samples showed us the levels of alcohol and acidity were already good. Five days later, we began the picking of the red wine grapes, starting with Touriga Nacional in Quinta do Arnozelo, located in Douro Superior.
At the end of the month, on 29th August, we focused on the picking of the Port wine varieties. Given their optimum levels of sugar, crucial in the making of excellent white wines, the first grapes to be picked were the white varieties from low altitude plots. A couple of days later, on 1st September, we began treading the red varieties from the Douro Superior sub-region, where we had grapes under severe water stress due to the lack of water in the soil and the very high temperatures throughout the month of August. Exceptional hot weather over this period, with temperatures above 40°C, forced us to hasten the treading of all grapes, both white and red. The need to plan in detail, prioritise pickings, establish quantities of grapes to be harvested per day and select the mode of transport and winemaking processes was essential, and these tasks came to be more demanding and crucial than in the previous year. Early and almost simultaneous ripening across all grape varieties and all sub-regions pressed us to analyse and organise all aspects of the harvesting operation, so we could ensure the wines would still reflect the grapes’ maximum potential.
All members of our team without exception embraced this challenge with unsurpassed determination and commitment – a crucial factor to the great results achieved in the end.
“In general, due to the grapes’ excellent health during the picking, the Port wines produced from the 2022 harvest show unusually clean aromas and extremely intense colours.”
Carlos Alves, Director of Viticulture and Winemaking
Considering the harsh conditions faced by our viticulture this year, and based on our observations to date, we are confident that our vines have been up to the challenge, delivering surprising results.
In general, due to the grapes’ excellent health during the picking, the Port wines produced from the 2022 harvest show unusually clean aromas and extremely intense colours.
The white wines are aromatic and fresh, showing phenomenal body. On the other hand, the reds are elegant, perfumed and with significantly intense tannins, which signals great ageing potential.
The red Port varieties which have excelled in their performance are Tinto Cão, Sousão and Touriga Nacional, whereas the best white Port varieties this year are Viosinho, with excellent results, as well as Malvasia Fina and Gouveio.
Right now, after the conclusion of the harvest, we believe that it has yielded Port wines of great quality and great ageing potential. However, we will have to wait for the coldest months in the Douro to effectively see how these wines will develop.
“The white wines are aromatic and fresh, showing phenomenal body while the reds are elegant, perfumed and with significantly intense tannins, which signals great ageing potential.”
Carlos Alves, Director of Viticulture and Winemaking
This year’s DOC Douro red wines show medium body and lower alcohol levels. Their acidity is slightly lower than in previous years, but in harmony with this year’s alcohol levels, resulting in well-balanced wines with good tannins. At this early stage, they are already smooth and creamy, a distinctive sign of great quality wines. Onlooking to the varieties, we find our Touriga Nacional fresh and aromatic, with notes of orange blossom and violet, and a delicate and fine palate. Our Tinta Roriz is extremely mineral, with good acidity and displaying aromas of fresh fruit; and our Sousão shows good colour and body and is velvety in the mouth. We can already see that this year was especially generous for our Touriga Nacional: the intense heat and the dry soil brought out the best in this variety. With smaller than normal berries and bunches, Touriga Nacional has resulted in wines with good structure and vibrant colour, serious body, with fruity and floral notes including blackberries and rose blossom. Our old vines have produced wines with unique profiles, faithful to the distinctive vines and vineyards from which they originate. They are balanced wines, with good structure, strong colours and defined acidity.
As for the DOC Douro whites, we are mostly getting fresh and fruity wines with a good palate. The wines obtained from higher-lying vines also show strong minerality. Folgazão is showing good structure – better than normal for this type of grape – and rich aromatic complexity, as well as excellent freshness, whilst keeping its traditional elegance. Viosinho reveals a perfect balance between sugar and acidity levels, which makes for structured, full-bodied wines with good alcohol content, quite floral and with subtle notes of aniseed and peach. Also showing good structure and some complexity, our Gouveio delivers fresh fruit – apricot, not too ripe. Malvasia Fina shows notes of tropical fruit, such as passion fruit and pineapple. Fernão Pires, on the other hand, is displaying rich structure and strong aromas: citrus (orange) and hints of lime tree blossom. The last variety to be picked was Arinto, from our higher plots, and it has offered us wines with good acidity, citrus colour and intensely mineral, conveying notes of green apple and lemon and hints of passion fruit.
Having finished the harvest, we look forward to the next chapter with great expectations. Our red wines are at the end of their malolactic fermentation whereas the whites are going through the blooming phase. Our first post-harvest conclusion is that we are very pleased with the results. We are seeing wines that are structured, perfumed and fresh, with good ageing potential, signalling a promising future.
2020: A Silent Harvest
With the changes in climate becoming more intense, nature itself forced us to have a short and quick harvest. Our picking teams had to go through extended efforts to attend to the simultaneous ripening of varieties all over the region. The 2020 harvest brought a lower yield, which resulted in good quality musts, high sugar content, and good levels of acidity and phenolic compounds.
This year’s harvest was particularly challenging in terms of the efforts to preserve the grapes’ qualities and all their potential, both inside and outside of the winery.
Ricardo Macedo, winemaker of DOC wines at Sogevinus Fine Wines
The winter of the wine-growing season 2019/2020 was warm and dry. Spring started warm as well, with recorded rainfall levels slightly above average, especially in April and May, which replenished the soil water reserves, so vital for the healthy development of the vines.
But, whilst rainfall levels were considered normal for the region, the recorded temperatures were consistently above average. The region was hit by heat waves in June, August and September, with consistent registered maximum temperatures above the 30-year average, and July saw extraordinarily high temperatures too. The weather station at Quinta de São Luiz, in Cima-Corgo, showed the average temperature in July was 3.3º higher than normal. And according to IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera), the period from January to September 2020 was the in fact the warmest on record.
The vegetative cycle of the vines was two weeks ahead compared with the region’s average, and started with an onslaught of pests during the critical months of April and May, when weather conditions are more conducive to the spread of diseases.
The high temperatures at the beginning of the Summer triggered a series of natural responses in the vines, such as smaller numbers of bunches per plant and, from September onwards, dehydration. We knew early on that the 2020 harvest was going to be lower than the previous year’s.
We began the harvest in August, in dry weather and moderate temperatures which benefited gradual ripening. But by September, the grapes were ripening fast and we had to adapt the logistics of the grape-picking teams to ensure the grapes arrived to the wineries in the best possible conditions and optimum health.
“Douro’s orography and its diversity of soils, exposures and altitudes, together with the selection of the most resilient native varieties and the use of sustainable practices in the vineyards (such as canopy management and ecological corridors) enables us to be prepared to face the increasing climate changes”, said Márcio Nóbrega, Head of Viticulture at Sogevinus Fine Wines. “The current advances in precision viticulture and the use of new techniques in pest control and in the protection of biodiversity are important factors that year after year allow us to harvest grapes of the highest quality despite all these adversities”, he added.
As the winter approaches white wines begin to reveal their qualities whereas the red are at the end of their malolactic fermentation. We are seeing wines with excellent structure, aromatic and very fresh, which are good hints of great ageing potential. A promising future for the 2020 harvest wines
Ricardo Macedo, winemaker of DOC wines at Sogevinus Fine Wines
“With a short ripening window (compared to previous years) in most varieties, the attention to detail in each plot, constant follow-up of maturation situation and quick decisions as to when to pick were decisive for us to obtain wines with great quality potential”, explained Ricardo Macedo, tthe winemaker of DOC Douro still wines at Sogevinus Fine Wines. “Given the quick dehydration of the grapes, it was important to have extra care when receiving the grapes in the winery, as well as in their selection and vinification”, he added.
The accelerated ripening of the grapes in August, which happened at the same time all over the three Douro subregions, set in motion an unusually early harvest. Its success would largely depend on the planning of priorities based on the type of wine and quality to achieve. Therefore, it was essential to determine the amount of grapes to pick per day, establish transport needs and define the most adequate type of vinification. Under these circumstances, the cold chamber recently acquired for the winery at Quinta de São Luiz was essential when receiving and selecting the grapes. “This year’s harvest was particularly challenging in terms of the efforts to preserve the grapes’ qualities and all their potential, both inside and outside of the winery”, explained Ricardo Macedo.
This harvest’s red wines show good body and colour and excellent freshness. The levels of alcohol were a fraction higher than last year’s, leading to very balanced wines with good tannins, and remarkably smooth and creamy, which forebodes high quality in production.
As far as red varieties are concerned, the Touriga Nacional has come out fresh and aromatic, with notes of orange blossom and violet, extremely delicate and elegant on the palate. Tinta Roriz is particularly mineral, with excellent acidity and notes of fresh fruit. The Sousão variety shows depth of colour, good body and is extremely velvety in the mouth. We must highlight the Touriga Franca which, through the impact of heat and low water level in the soil, has performed really well, with smaller grapes than normal and lower yield per vine. The results are wines with a vibrant colour, good structure, strong body and a bouquet of fruity and floral notes that evoke blackberries and rosebuds.
As a last note, our distinctive and Old Vines from Quinta de São Luiz and Quinta da Boavista brought us vivid-coloured wines with a unique character. The wines are balanced, fresh and with excellent structure.
As for the white wines, we are mostly getting fresh and fruity wines with good palate. The wines from higher elevations combine fruitiness with good acidity, the outcome of a prompt and surgical picking according to the ripening stage of the grapes.
From the white varieties, the Folgazão is showing a stronger structure than usual, with excellent complexity of aromas, freshness and the expected characteristic elegance. In the Viosinho we find a perfect balance between sugar and acidity, which makes for structured, full-bodied wines, with good alcohol content, quite floral and with subtle notes of aniseed and peach. The Malvasia Fina shows notes of tropical fruit, with hints of passion-fruit and pineapple. The Gouveio variety stands out for its structure and complexity, with notes of fresh fruit (not too-ripe apricot). The Fernão Pires is showing a rich structure and strong aromas: citrus (orange) and hints of lime tree blossom. From vines at 500m altitude, the Arinto was one of the last white varieties to be picked, and its wines are displaying excellent acidity and minerality, which highlight notes of fresh fruit: green apple, lemon and a few hints of passion-fruit, not so evident this year.
“As the winter approaches white wines begin to reveal their qualities whereas the red are at the end of their malolactic fermentation. We are seeing wines with excellent structure, aromatic and very fresh, which are good hints of great ageing potential. A promising future for the 2020 harvest wines”, concludes Ricardo Macedo.
The harvest of 2020 will be remembered for its setbacks, making it one of the most challenging in my life as a winemaker. But this short and early harvest has supplanted all expectations and we believe it will be possible it will bring wines of excellent quality.
Carlos Alves, Sogevinus’ Port winemaker and master blender
When it comes to Port wines, the red musts are showing high concentration of sugars and excellent depth of colour, with remarkably clean flavours and aromas. The white musts, on the other hand, display aromas of fresh tropical fruit, full-bodied and long.
The red Port varieties with the best performance are the Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão and Sousão. And the white Port varieties that stand out are Viosinho, Arinto and Malvasia Fina.
“We now look forward to the harsh winters of the Douro so that the wines may reveal their full potential, but I dare say we have excellent Ports in our cellars that promise great ageing”, said Carlos Alves, Sogevinus’ Port winemaker. “The harvest of 2020 will be remembered for its setbacks, making it one of the most challenging in my life as a winemaker. But this short and early harvest has supplanted all expectations and we believe it will be possible it will bring wines of excellent quality”, concluded the winemaker.
Sogevinus presents it’s 2018 Vintages Ports
After a challenging year, Sogevinus is releasing two Single Vineyard Vintages and two Classic Vintages, all of which reflect the authenticity and the style of each of their Port Houses.
The exceptional terroirs of Quinta de São Luiz, situated in Cima-Corgo, and Arnozelo, in the Douro Superior, resulted in two Single Quinta Vintages, each bearing the profile and character of their houses, Kopke and Burmester, respectively. Meanwhile, Cálem and Barros are launching two Classic Vintages that reflect the rich diversity of the Douro region.
“2018 was a particularly challenging year, with adverse weather conditions resulting in a lower yield, albeit of excellent quality. With a lower quantity of grapes coming into the winery, we were able to closely monitor the fermentation of the first musts. These exceptional wines, perfectly representing the profile of each of their Port houses, are the result of the excellence of that raw material”, explains Carlos Alves, Sogevinus Fine Wines’ Port winemaker.
“In general, the 2018 Vintage ports stand out for their freshness, elegance and excellent balance between sweetness and acidity”, he adds.
Quinta de São Luiz, located on the left bank of the Douro river, in the Cima Corgo subregion, experienced a winemaking year filled with contrasts: an extremely dry and cold winter, followed by heavy rain in the spring and early summer, with occasional hail. When summer arrived, it brought the hottest August and September months of the last decade, with average maximum temperatures of 35.8°C recorded at the weather station of Quinta de São Luiz. Despite the high temperatures of the summer, the leaves protected the berries from sunburn and the vines were able to extract the much-needed water and nutrients from the soil. By the time the harvest started the grapes were in great health and perfectly ripe.
For this Vintage we selected grapes from the lower and middle parcels of the hill, with north / north-west exposure, and only from vines planted between 110 and 135m altitude. The blend includes Touriga Nacional, giving it freshness and notes of fruit, and old vines (80 years old or more), which give the wine assertiveness and concentration.
Concentrated and with a deep dark colour, fresh and exuberant on the nose with layered notes of black fruit, this Vintage stands out for its structure and balance, whilst delivering firm tannins, true to the style of Kopke’s Single Quinta Vintage. Its crisp acidity combined with the layered flavours of fresh fruit make this wine accessible, and the intense finish suggests great ageing potential.
In keeping with the legacy of the oldest Port wine house whose origin is this historical vineyard, Quinta de São Luiz, only 4783 bottles were produced of this Vintage.
At Quinta do Arnozelo, located in the subregion of Douro Superior, the harvesting of the Port wine grapes only began on the 13th September, the consequence of a cold and dry winter followed by a particularly wet spring, which caused a delay in the plant growth cycle. The summer’s hot weather, along with the excellent subsoil water reserves, ensured the harvested grapes were of excellent quality. The performances of the varieties Touriga Franca (with plots facing east, at 200m altitude) and Touriga Nacional (with plots facing north-east at 280m altitude) of this Quinta were remarkable. The elegance and aromatic richness of the Touriga Nacional are matched with the concentration and structure of the Touriga Franca, which make up in equal parts this fascinating Vintage from Quinta do Arnozelo
With a deep red colour and hues of violet, this wine fits Burmester’s style in a more elegant and fragrant profile, engaging for its aromatic layers, fruit concentration and vibrant tannins, making it a remarkably refined Vintage. With an intense and lingering finish, this wine is the purest expression of Quinta do Arnozelo’s exceptional terroir.
Only 6405 bottles of Quinta do Arnozelo 2018 Vintage Port were produced. A limited edition of a Single Quinta Vintage, with the distinctive character of Casa Burmester.
Cálem Classic Vintage Port, from the Douro Superior, reflects a myriad of terroirs that make up the classic profile of the label. The result is of a blend from different plots of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Sousão and this Vintage by Cálem maintains the identity of the Port house: wines with a more robust profile, with firm structure and ripe fruit.
Concentrated and with a deep purple colour, this Vintage stands out for its aromas of intense ripe black fruit, entwined with pleasant notes of spice and cocoa. Vigorous, intense and with firm tannins, this is a full-bodied wine, with an assertive acidity which denotes a unique structure and great ageing potential.
Only 4435 bottles of this Cálem Vintage 2018 Port were produced, in a category that is increasingly becoming a classic of this Port House.
This Barros Classic Vintage is produced right in the heart of the Douro, in the subregion of Cima Corgo, and is a wine that presents a more delicate, mineral and balsamic character.
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz are the three main grape varieties for this blend, which also comprises a small percentage of Sousão.
With a deep red colour, this Vintage stands out for its perfumed nose, with floral notes well combined with notes of fresh fruit and spice. A voluptuous wine, with well-integrated tannins, juicy, with a firm structure and an engaging finish.
A Vintage with an engaging profile, enabling it to be enjoyed whilst young and therefore ideal for those new to Vintage ports, despite its ageing potential.
Only 3734 bottles have been produced of this Classic Vintage from Barros, a Port House whose history is distinctively Portuguese.
Sogevinus 2019 Harvest Report
The diversity in soil types, grape varieties, sunlight exposure and altitudes enabled a gradual maturation of the grapes, an important factor for achieving high quality grapes.
Márcio Nóbrega, Head of Viticulture at Sogevinus Fine Wines
The 2018-2019 vine growing year began with a dry and cold winter, with less rainfall than normal (compared to the normal climate, NC), except for November, when there was higher than average rainfall.
Spring was dry and warm, apart from April, when rainfall levels were slightly above the NC. However, the virtual absence of rain from May to late summer (in Quinta de S. Luiz, in the subregion of Cima-Corgo, precipitation was 30% below average) was not disastrous as the temperatures this summer were marginally below normal, with the maximum temperatures always under those registered in the past few years.
The temperature ranges between August and September were highly beneficial to the grapes’ ripening. The lack of rain and the high temperatures, which are normal in the Douro, together with cool nights were a stark contrast to the extreme climate conditions that have occurred in past summers.
The vine growing cycle started in the second half of March and developed normally for the Douro region. Diseases and pests were not a problem in 2019 as the climate conditions did not favour their development.
The harvest began with dry weather and moderate temperatures, which benefited gradual ripening. After a month of harvesting, the slight rainfall of 21st / 22nd September caused a pause in the picking, enabling a proper final ripening of some vine plots. The grapes showed perfect health.
Given the long period of ripening this year, attention to detail in each plot and close monitoring of the grapes’ maturation were key factors for achieving wines with great potential and beautiful fruitiness.
Ricardo Macedo, winemaker of DOC wines at Sogevinus Fine Wines
In Quinta de S. Luiz, the picking started on 22nd August and finished on 24th of September.
The variety Viosinho, which grows at the lowest height in the Quinta (200m), was the first to be picked, having shown good alcohol levels and excellent acidity in the maturation monitoring data.
About two weeks later, on 5th September, the harvesting of the red grapes began. The old vines, planted at the lowest heights in the Quinta, were the first plots to be harvested. The Touriga Franca, which grows at a height of 250m, was the last one to be picked at Quinta de S. Luiz, on 24th September.
In Quinta do Arnozelo, in the Douro Superior, we started picking the white grapes on 28th August, beginning with the Viosinho. The picking of the red grapes started on 6th September with the Touriga Nacional from the lowest height plots.
With the ripening occurring over a longer period of time and at a different pace for all the varieties and in all subregions, it was necessary to maintain a close and constant monitoring of all the plots in the three Quintas, so that the grapes’ optimum health was kept throughout the harvesting, transport and delivery to the winery, aiming to extract the terroir’s full potential. The permanent monitoring of the grapes’ ripening enabled us to carry out a meticulous and controlled vinification. We were therefore able to preserve the full flavour of the fruit.
This resulted in structured red wines, with great colour and excellent acidity. The levels of alcohol were a fraction lower than last year’s, leading to very balanced wines with good tannins, remarkably smooth and creamy, which is a good indication of high-quality wines when it comes to production.
The Touriga Nacional is fresh and aromatic, with notes of orange blossom and violet, extremely delicate and elegant on the palate. The Tinta Roriz, on the other hand, is remarkably mineral, with good acidity and fresh fruit. The Sousão, having been picked earlier in the harvest, is extremely velvety and shows good body in the mouth. It is worth highlighting the excellent performance of the Touriga Nacional in 2019. High temperatures and low water levels in the soil provided the perfect conditions for the variety to produce the best fruit.
The old vines at Quinta de S. Luiz produced remarkably balanced wines as far as alcohol and acidity are concerned, with beautiful structure and vibrant colour, a weighty body, and floral and fruity notes (blackberry and orange blossom).
As for the white wines, we are getting fresh and fruity wines with a good palate. The Malvasia Fina shows notes of tropical fruit, passion fruit and pineapple, as does the Cercial. The Folgasão displays remarkable structure, minerality and fruit, with incredibly fresh notes. In the Viosinho we find a perfect balance between sugar and acidity, which makes for structured, full-bodied wines, with good alcohol levels, quite floral and with subtle notes of aniseed, peach and lime tree blossom. The Gouveio is showing a rich structure and good aromatic elements, with citrus (orange) and hints of bread. The last varieties to be picked were the Rabigato and the Arinto, which grow in the highest plots (550m). They have produced wines with good acidity, citrus colour, strong minerality, and hints of green apple, lemon and notes of passion fruit.
“As winter approaches, white wines begin to reveal their qualities whereas the reds are at the end of their malolactic fermentation. We are seeing wines with excellent structure, perfumed and very fresh in the winery, which suggest a great ageing potential. A promising future for the 2019 harvest wines”, concludes Ricardo Macedo.
“Challenged because of the shortage of seasonal workers, the 2019 harvest was worthy of all the extra effort and hard work in the winery, producing very fresh, aromatic wines with great depth of colour.”
Carlos Alves, winemaker of Port wines at Sogevinus Fine Wine
This harvest offered us healthy grapes, with a good, balanced maturation between sugars and acids – 2019 is not showing high levels of sugars in the fruit.
Port wines are showing fresh, aromatic characteristics, with assertive tannins and a great depth of colour. As far as grape varieties are concerned, the Touriga Franca is worth mentioning for its colour concentration and aromas of black fruit, the Touriga Nacional for its elegance, and the Sousão for its colour depth and impeccable freshness.
“We now await Douro’s harsh winter so that the wines reveal their full potential, but I dare say this is one of the best years of this decade, after the classic vintages of 2011, 2016 and 2017”, says Carlos Alves, predicting a new spark in the wine business.
All come from Douro Superior and Cima Corgo sub-regions and are developing into excellent options for pairing with a wide range of dishes or for daily consumption.
DOC Colheita Burmester and DOC Tavedo mark the launch of Casa Burmester’s new image. The main challenge was to combine a long history that goes back to 1750 with the modern concepts of elegance and sophistication that are the characteristics of Casa Burmester. Its new image reflects this history and character, with graphic lines and colours chosen to reinforce the brand’s values.
Under the seal of Casa Burmester, the brand Tavedo is released on to the market for a more immediate and relaxed occasion.
‘Respect Douro Superior Cima Corgo terroirs and pass on to the wines the character of the traditional grape varieties of the region’ were the objectives of Ricardo Macedo, the winemaker of DOC wines at Sogevinus Fine Wines. ‘Our aim is to have minimal intervention in these wines, in which we have preserved the pureness of the fruit and the primeness of the schistose soil’.
Respect Douro Superior Cima Corgo terroirs and pass on to the wines the character of the traditional grape varieties of the region”
Ricardo Macedo, the winemaker of DOC wines at Sogevinus Fine Wines.
Made with Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz grapes, planted in schistose soil at between 250 and 450 metres high, Burmester red 2016 shows firmness and balance, a great deal of elegance and a long finish.
Burmester white 2017is a blend of Malvasia Fina, Gouveio and Rabigato grapes, planted at between 300 and 550 metres high; it reveals aromas of flint, and is fresh and delicate.
Tavedo red 2017 combines the grape varieties Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Barroca and Touriga Nacional. Very appealing, it shows notes of red fruit and wild berries.
Tavedo white 2017is made with Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Rabigato, Folgazão and Cerceal grapes. Fresh and with good acidity right until the finish.
