Joao's Vale Vineyard

Finally! We were, since last year, anxious to vinify these grapes seperatly. This small spot at Soutelo in the Cima Corgo area of the Douro Valley, catched our eyes instantly when we first saw it. Last year unfortunately we couldn't do it seperatly and this year we bougth a small open top to do what we think can be a massive expression of Terroir.

This vineyard owned by one of our producers, Joao, was planted around 70 years ago. In those times producers used a mixture of grape varieties. This is what gives these old vineyard so much charater because in the same plot you have different berries maturations. Meaning that some of the vines maturate first than the vine next to it.

So in the end you have a very rich and complex kind of aromas and tastes. This is why these wines must age some years before they are ready to show all of its wonders.