Quinta do Infantado Tawny Colheita 2015 Ribolla Gialla Grapefruit

Grapefruit

grenache and nerocapitano (frappato) for the reds

The estate name

named for the fence of prickly pear cactus that borders its eastern edge

to look for older vineyards in Vinho Verde and craft the wines in the simplest

Quinta do Infantado Tawny Colheita 2015 Ribolla Gialla GrapefruitOld vine field blend of over twenty varieties. This first Infantado colheita, or vintage tawny, comes from exclusively Class A parcels (Vale de Moinhos and Castelos) totaling 3. 5 hectares on poor schist soils. The fruit is hand harvested, partly destemmed and fermented exclusively in lagar; fermentation is stopped with seventy seven degree wine brandy. The wine was aged for ten years in a combination of very old tonel or balseiro (tall wooden tanks