Jose de Sousa 

José de Sousa Mayor 2007

13%. Beautifully balanced nose: broadly floral, fresh, and spicy. Full-bodied and richly concentrated; all this held in check by firm tannins and grippy acids.(Tasted 2014) 90

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.