Touriga Nacional, the original pirate grape! Touriga vines produce small, intense berries that, as in this 2021 Vallado, give a wine displaying richly concentrated flavours of ripe red fruits layered with balsamic notes of oak and hints of violet. The palate is beautifully balanced with ripe, rounded tannins and a long, fresh finish.
The grapes for this wine come from a certified organic vineyard. The vines are planted at altitudes ranging between 80 and 400 metres on south and west-facing slopes, which maximise exposure to the sun, assisting the grapes’ ripening potential. The landscape is characterised by the terraces that make up the vineyards. The soils are made up of schist, a slate-like metamorphic rock which is rich in nutrients and also offers useful water retention properties.