2020 Dona Berta, Reserva Tinto Cao, Douro, Portugal Wonderwerk 1/3 whole cluster carbonic fermentation

1/3 whole cluster carbonic fermentation

100+ year old vines of Grenache on clay and limestone soils varied with gravel

– 100% New York apple base (shifted from grain‑apple blend in 2018)

The grapes were harvested on separate days and brought back to the Savage Wines cellar where Banele vinifies his wines in Salt River

2020 Dona Berta, Reserva Tinto Cao, Douro, Portugal Wonderwerk 1/3 whole cluster carbonic fermentationTinto Co 100%. The year 2020 was very good in the Douro region, ensuring penning of the grapes, resulting in the production of an enormously appealing wine. After crushing the grapes with the stems and disinfection with a small dose of sulphur dioxide,the yeasts selected were inoculated. Fermentation was carried out in small stainless steel vat at a temperature of between 28 and 30 C, with regular use of the pump aeration process. After malolactic