Ageing: 10 months in 400 L new French oak barrels. Coopers: Tonnellerie Taransaud and Tonnellerie Boutes Bottling: September 2008 Total Production: 1.000 cases 12/75 cl Analysis Alcohol - 14,0% vol. Volatile Acidity - 0,47 g/L (acetic acid) pH - 3,56 Total Acidity - 5,3 g/L (tartaric acid) Reducing sugars - 3,29 g/L

The grapes were hand picked and transported in 20Kg boxes to the Quinta do Sol winery, where vinification took place in the new gravity flow fermenters - after going through a rigorous triage process, including bunch and berry selection. The berries were transferred to the fermentation tanks and delicately crushed. The fermentation tanks were previously filled with inert gas, thus avoiding

Grape varieties: 50% Touriga Franca; 40% Touriga Nacional; 10% Tinta Amarela Agening: 16 months, in stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels Alcohol: 13,3% vol. Volatile acidity: 0.59 g/L (acetic acid) Total acidity: 5.0 g/L (tartaric acid) Reducing sugars: 2.9 g/L