NV Fonseca "Bin 27", Douro Valley, PortugalABOUT THIS WINE Bin 27 continues to be made from selected reserve Port wines, which are chosen for their smooth, round and full bodied mouthfeel and their intense and fine fruit character. Some of these wines originate from Fonseca's own estates, while others are made from grapes supplied by independent winemakers with whom the company maintains a close relationship. The wines are aged in large oak barrels to give them smoothness and complexity, but

Mechanical soil tillage

just bad winemakers

and 12 acres in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Soil fairly deep with an important presence of clay

with a tiny amount of neutral barrels prior to bottling

young wood”

with incomparable rules touching the altitude of the vineyards

In 1871 the Nicolas family purchased the Château and today the fifth generation of the family is in charge

The brothers have 14 hectares (35 acres) in Sauvignon Blanc and 2

the best cru of the Aube

Rosé de Craie

with a dense presence of fossils and marl