Porto Ferreira Dona Antonia Reserve Tawny

Porto Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny is a Porto reserve wine created in tribute to Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, a charismatic woman who dedicated her entire life to the Douro and Porto wine, leaving an exceptional legacy and values of quality and excellence that established Ferreira as the greatest symbol of the Portuguese soul and the number one brand in Portugal. Porto Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny is vinified according to the traditional Porto wine method. The hand-picked grapes are gently crushed and, after partial destemming, fermented with maceration to extract the best constituents from the grape skins. This entire process occurs under strict control of temperatures and wine densities, allowing the ideal moment to add the grape spirit, necessary to stop fermentation in Porto wines. The timing depends on the grape varieties, degree of ripeness, and the desired final sweetness. The wines that make up this Porto Reserva remain in the Douro until they are transported to the Ferreira cellars in V.N.Gaia the following spring, where they age according to the traditional Porto wine method in oak wooden barrels. For several years, the wines undergo numerous racking, analyses, and tastings, which allow monitoring the aging and acting with blends, refreshes, and corrections when the tasting determines it. The final blend is obtained by combining wines of different ages and origins, which consistently achieve the typical style and quality of Porto Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny. Generally using wines between 4 and 12 years old, the average age of the final blend is about 7 years.