Joao Pires Bardino Douro Red Blend 2021

Region: Douro

Grape: 50% Tempranillo, 50% Tinta

Barroca, Mourisco Tinto, Touriga

Franca, Rufette, and many more

Vine Age: 36-91 years

Soil: Schist

Altitude: 450-650 meters

Harvest Date: September & October

The Cellar

Yeast: Ambient

Maceration: 5-20 days; de-stemmed & whole-cluster

Fermentation: Spontaneous; 8 days in stainless

steel without temperature control

Malolactic: Completed Spontaneously

Aging: 18 months in 225L barrique (3 years old)

Alcohol: 13.5 %

Finishing: Unfined & unfiltered