The 2004 harvest followed an extraordinary viticultural year: October and November 2003 were very wet, followed by and extremely dry start to 2004. Just 5.5 inches of rain, half the ten-year average, fell in Pinhao from January to the end of April. August then saw the highest rainfall for many years, accompanied by relatively low temperatures. As a result, ripening slowed dramatically. September started with unsettled weather that could have caused considerable damage to the grapes. Harvesting  began 10 days later than usual. There then followed 25 days of sunshine with temperatures around 86ºF every day. No rain fell during the harvest. On the 9th and 10th of  October the weather finally broke, but by then most of the grapes were all safely in the wineries. 

Black/purple color. A lovely complex nose with excellent sweet and rich fruit aromas such as black cherry, blackcurrant and blackberry. On the palate packed with solid, structured, rich and intense black fruit flavors and an admirably long finish.