Quinta de Saes Tobias Palhete Tinto 2021

Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Encruzado, Barcelo and Cerceal. Vineyards aged 35 years.

Tasting Note: Mineral nose with notes of red fruits and apples. The mouth is smooth and fresh, with very round tannins.

Soil: Granitic with clay lines

Vinification: Palhete wine is a red wine obtained from the partial tanning of red grapes or from the tanning of red and white grapes, in which the total value of white grapes does not exceed 15%. In this Tobias Palhete grapes from Touriga Nacional, Encruzado, Barcelo and Cerceal were vinified. Fermentation took place with indigenous yeasts and traditional Dão winemaking. The Palhetes do Dão were very popular in the past, being mentioned in books by authors such as Aquilino Ribeiro and Camilo Castelo Branco.