- 50% Fernão Pires and 30% Moscatel Galego from younger vines and 20% of a hodgepodge of old interplanted varieties
- Steeply-sloped granite terrain
- Fermented spontaneously in steel tank
- 6 months of elevage with periodic bâtonnage in tank
Tropical fruit, citrus zest, lifted fine herbs and a faint stoniness. Medium bodied with good acidity and a long finish. Medium green-lemon, lemon, lemongrass, green apple, fresh chamomile, grass, beewax, dry, medium acidity, medium bodied, medium + finish.
"tras os montes" is Portuguese for "behind the mountains", referring to this small region's location within Portugal, tucked away in the mountainous foothills of the NE corner, without the coastal influence, but there is altitude and river influence to cool the micro climate
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