A genuine old-vine field blend made with traditional lagar work and four years of cellar ageing - far beyond the treatment of an everyday Douro red.

A seven-generation family estate at Ervedosa do Douro. Furada restored its traditional granite and schist lagares for foot-trodden vinification, while the Pata D'Urso wines draw on very old mixed vineyards and long, patient cellar ageing.

In the glass
Wild berries and spice with integrated oak; smooth, silky and full, with excellent acidity and a persistent finish.

How it is made
Hand harvested; 24-hour cool pre-fermentation maceration and foot treading in granite lagares; 36 months in used 300-litre French oak followed by 12 months in tank.

Enjoy it with
Slow-cooked lamb, game, beef cheeks or mature mountain cheese.

At a glance

• Producer: Quinta da Furada
• Grape(s): Field blend of old traditional Douro red varieties
• Region: Douro; Ervedosa do Douro; DOC Douro; Portugal
• Vintage / release: 2020
• ABV: 14%
• Style: Complex, long-aged old-vine Douro red