Quinta Do Vale Meao Port Vintage 2013 Bottle:12 an archetypal “claret”

an archetypal “claret”

It is Napa Valley’s newest appellation and Faust’s home vineyard location

5-hectare plot of vines planted with the Sancerre clone

fiery and potent

The palate is filled with intense characters of brown

Quinta Do Vale Meao Port Vintage 2013 Bottle:12 an archetypal “claret”Winemaking: The grapes pass through a quality control before being crushed, in order to avoid mainly raisins, and in some varieties possible Botrytis problems. After being crushed, the grapes are cooled down and periodically trodden by foot in granite "lagares" until the sugar contents of the must reaches the required level. This process lasts in average for three days. The must is then racked to the storage vats and wine brandy is added to stop