Palpite Reserva

The 20- to 50-year-old vines grow on very poor yellow schist and granite soils; around 60 percent of the area consists of schist and 40 percent of granite. The grapes are hand-picked at night, sorted and transferred by gravity into the fermentation vessels. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place spontaneously, followed by 21 days of skin maceration. The wine matures for 18 months in French oak barrels. In the glass, it shows concentrated dark violet colour with red fruit, ripe fruit and fine menthol notes; the tannins are round, and the finish is intense and long.