Quinta dos Carvalhais Reserva 2002 from the year unanimously considered doomed and cursed, of every imaginable misfortune, the torrential floods, the "annus horribilis" for the Portuguese viticulture and wine making.

This is the second big surprise of the year, Ferreirinha Special Reserve 1997. Wine that in fact is so well made that it was almost to be Barca Velha... Much has been written about this wine on its potential, its musculature, its sumptuousness and opulence.

More than 50 years and only 16 vintages were bottled are the best foundation for the legend of Barca Velha. It is a wine of balance and coolness, in defiance of fashions and trends, a red classic and timeless, one of the rare classic Portuguese wines.