Terras Do Grifo Douro Tinto 2019

Demarcated in 1756, the Douro Valley is one of the world's oldest AOC and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. More than 2,000 years of human influence and winemaking have shaped it into a terraced, vine-covered, wine-producing destination. Winemakers have physically carved out the soils of the Region to accommodate vines. Created in 2004, Quinta Do Grifo is one of the most recent wine growing Estate established in Europe: its 120-hectares vineyard is exclusively composed of "A" classified vines, all planted on a single hillside plot along the Douro River, overlooking the Region. Quinta Do Grifo has been named as a tribute to the grifos, large vultures that can be seen in the skies over the magnificent Douro Valley. Quinta do Grifo is one of the rare estates to produce both red wines and young vintage ports on the same plot. The terraced vineyard is planted in schist soils, giving aromatic richness and minerality to the Estate's wines. After hand-picking, a prolonged maceration and then alcoholic fermentation occur in either stainless steel tanks or in "lagares" by means of the traditional crushing by foot. Wine is aged for 8 months in French oak barrels (new or 2nd year).