Description
With only 20 vintages declared since it was first produced in 1952, Barca Velha is Portugal’s most illustrious and sought-after wine and can be considered the country’s top ‘First Growth’.
A wine of staggering complexity, power and grace. On the nose, intense aromas of ripe red and black fruit are married with spicy notes of pepper, cedar and tobacco box and a subtle slate-like minerality. Assertive yet elegant on the palate, with firm but velvety tannins and a vibrant acidity which carries the complex flavours onto the lingering and harmonious finish.