Medium deep soil with a quartz micro fault crossing the plot, 400 meters high.
This cuvee sees an additional year of aging in concrete (two years total).
You may know Mateus Nicolau d' Almeida and Teresa Ameztoy as the winemakers behind the O Tinto Perfeito O Clarete. We have so enjoyed getting to know them while collaborating on the project and this is just one of the reasons we are thrilled to welcome them officially to the Selection Massale book. Mateus is a fifth generation winemaker in the Douro. He and Teresa work in a wine cellar they call Shad’s Winery (Alosa Alosa), named after the fish that crossed the Douro River from the Atlantic Ocean, a reality impossible today due to the construction of the dams. Everything produced there is organic and biodynamic, with the goal in mind of showcasing different perspectives and approaches to the vineyard. Mateus and Teresa’s wines are incredibly precise, complex, fresh, and terroir-driven. We have enjoyed sharing them with friends and look forward to now sharing them with you.
