The Spirit:
XO Aguardente Vinca Velha (Very Old Brandy)
Aged an average of 12 years
Portugal

The Ingredients:
Grapes: Boal Alicante, and Malvasia Rei

Wines used to obtain this excellent wine-spirit have low alcohol content and high total acidity. Distillation is made immediately after the end of fermentation, without adding any sulphur-dioxide.
Following distillation, the Spirits age in French oak casks and during the ageing process they are slowly diluted until alcohol concentration drops to about 40%.
Alcohol 40%
Methanol: .47 g/L
High alcohols 1.77 g/L
Winemaker: Eng.º Miguel Móteo

The Flavor:
Fruity aromas, delicate with notes of honey and vanilla
Taste is intense with hints of wood supported by smooth tannins
To be served at the end of a good meal as a good digestive, with a cup of coffee and a nice cigar

The Package:
750ml glass bottled stoppered with a cork.

The Winery / Distillery:
Since 1928, Companhia Agrícola do Sanguinhal has been engaged in the viticulture of three estates in the Demarcated Region of Óbidos that make up 100 ha of vineyards: Quinta do Sanguinhal, Quinta das Cerejeiras and Quinta de S. Francisco.

The names of these Quintas represent the most prestigious DOC wines produced by this family business, where today there is a cohesive team, formed by the new generation of the Pereira da Fonseca family. We are committed to modernizing, innovating and above all, to meet the standards of the most demanding consumer.

“Our mission is to produce wines, fortified wines and spirits, which celebrate and sustain the uniqueness of Portugal, always contributing to a better future, especially in the region where we operate.”

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