Hand-picked grapes are de-stemmed, crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful maceration to extract colour, tannins and aromas, enhanced by constant churning during fermentation. This takes place in vats (lagares) at a controlled temperature (between 28-30°C) until the right degree of sweetness (baumé) is achieved. At this point, grape brandy is added to create the final fortified wine. A wine of high quality, made by blending wines of different harvests to achieve the array of sensory qualities that are typical of these aged tawny Port wines. These wines have each matured in oak casks for varied periods of time, with the average age of all the wines in the blend defining the age on the label, 10 in this case.
Producer Cálem Port
Style Fortified
Colour Red
Grape Blend Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca
Appellation Port
Region Douro
Alcohol 20.0%