Jose de Sousa 

José de Sousa Mayor 2001

14.3%. A big powerful wine, packed with complex chocolate, dried-fruit, and floral characters, concentrated without being heavy. Seamless texture, underpinned by multilayered tannic/acid structure. Excellent balance for its alcohol. (Tasted 2014) 96

Approximate blend Grand Noir (55%), Trincadeira (35%), Aragonês (10%). Foot trodden in lagars with 30% stems added to talha at fermentation. A hybrid 50/50 talha/lagar fermentation, thereafter transferred in November or December to oak barrels for 9 months. Originally from 1.8h vineyard, but recent vineyards also draw from other vineyards.