Quinta do Infantado Tawny Colheita 2015 Ribolla Gialla The Macharnudo Alto plot

The Macharnudo Alto plot

named for the fence of prickly pear cactus that borders its eastern edge

Long used as an ingredient in the beachside bars of Barbados

Rough honey

Spring fed Artesian well water

Quinta do Infantado Tawny Colheita 2015 Ribolla Gialla The Macharnudo Alto plotOld vine field blend of over twenty varieties. This first Infantado colheita, or vintage tawny, comes from exclusively Class A parcels (Vale de Moinhos and Castelos) totaling 3. 5 hectares on poor schist soils. The fruit is hand harvested, partly destemmed and fermented exclusively in lagar; fermentation is stopped with seventy seven degree wine brandy. The wine was aged for ten years in a combination of very old tonel or balseiro (tall wooden tanks