D. Graça Coleção Bastardo Tinto 2021

The Grape Varieties Collection line represents a return to the origins, the incessant search for learning and new profiles.

The Year: 2021 will be marked as a challenging harvest year, full of freshness and elegance. The winter was harsh, with good levels of rainfall, allowing the vines good reserves to face the hottest days of August without too much water stress. The first rains, at the beginning of September, made the harvest even more challenging, in which the ability to adjust and plan throughout the day were key to achieving excellence

Vinification: The technology is minimalist, using stainless steel tanks with pump-over. The grapes were crushed and destemmed, fermenting at a temperature of around 24ºC and with five days of tanning, followed by six months in French oak barrels.

Grape Varieties: Bastardo (100%)

Vineyard´s Altitude: 510 to 570m

Soil: Shale/Granite

Tasting Notes: A very fine and fragrant wine, with a light garnet color that is completely unique among the region's reds. On the nose it shows its aromatic finesse, full of fresh red fruit aromas, combining raspberry, blackberry and redcurrant, with balsamic notes typical of the variety. The palate confirms that it is a complex wine, with a delicate but elegant structure and notes of red fruit and spices. The finish combines an extraordinary balance between freshness, elegance and depth. An exceptional example of the grape variety that belies first visual impressions.

Serving Suggestion: Serve at 10ºC. Given its characteristics, it is especially suitable to accompany snacks, pastas, pasta or grilled sardines.