Description
Fractured schist and steep exposures above the Douro River define the estate source for the 2015 Kopke Porto Vintage Quinta São Luiz, produced from old vines that naturally limit vigor and concentrate fruit. The warm, dry 2015 season required precise canopy shading, yield moderation, and soil preservation to maintain balance across these parcels. Grapes were harvested by hand, foot trodden in lagares, fermented, and then fortified. After a short period in wood, the wine was bottled for long aging. Within Kopke’s range, the 2015 Quinta São Luiz Vintage serves as a focused study of single estate fruit across varying schist depths and slope orientations, informing longer term planning for parcel renewal, field blend maintenance, and terrace conservation.