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At Quinta do Vallado one can often observe three "Melros" – the common blackbird, and the protected species white-throated dipper and blue rock thrush - wich served as inspiration for the name and label of this wine.
Grape Varieties: Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Sousão and old vines.
Tasting Notes: Aroma:Very concentrated, with balsamic oak notes, fig and black plum aromas, tobacco. Taste: Full bodied, firm, mature and silky tannins. Mineral notes and a very elegant, persistent and complex finish.
Vinification: The grapes were hand-picked and fermented in 10.000kg and 5.000kg stainless steel tanks and a small part in granite "lagares". The grapes fermented under controlled temperature varying between 23 and 25ºC with mechanical remontage for one week.
Ageing: 45% aged for 16 months in 225 litres French oak barrels; the remaining 55% aged for the same period in stainless steel tanks.
Availability: In 1-3 business days
Winemaker: Francisco Olazabal & Francisco Ferreira
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