From the importer: "Drawn in 2008 to the Douro Valley as much by its terroir similarity to the Ribeira Sacra as by its geographical proximity to Spain’s northwest, Raúl Pérez linked up with Dirk Niepoort, one of the region’s leading lights. Niepoort provided the parcels, but the winemaking is all Raúl, and it’s glorious. He’s produced this wine a handful of times since then, but’s it’s never been seen stateside—until now. This wine hails from two complementary sites in distinct parts of the Douro, one in the Vale do Tedo and the other in the Vale de Covas. Varietal percentages are impossible to determine as it’s an old-vine field blend, but it’s primarily Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Roriz. It’s fermented spontaneously on the stems in old upright wooden vat and raised for a year in used French barriques."