Jose de Sousa 

José de Sousa Mayor 2009

14%. Full-bodied and highly concentrated, and yet relatively elegant and finely structured. It offers great fruit depth, integration, and an exceptionally long, melt-away finish. For cellaring.  (Tasted 2014) 99

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.