Jose de Sousa 

José de Sousa Mayor 2012

Date, fig, and dried black-fruit aromas, with hints of cocoa and caramel. Voluptuous texture and expansive fruit, struck through by fine tannins.  (Tasted 2014) 89

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.