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Sogrape announced yesterday the decision to postpone the launch of the Barca Velha 2011, which had recently had its official presentation. The issue is the difficulty encountered in removing the original caps from the bottles, which led the company to decide to reorder the entire 75 cl production of Barca Velha 2011.
Sogrape’s main objective in what he describes as a “gesture of responsibility and good sense” was “preserve the longevity of the wine and protect its reputation and impeccable quality”. It was not an easy decision for the oenology team led by Luís Sottomayor, but it was finally taken “out of precaution and as recommended by good oenological practices”. Thus, the launch of the Barca Velha 2011 on the market will no longer happen in 2020.
Over the next few months, Sogrape said, the team of winemakers “will carefully monitor the evolution of the wine to ensure a safe and final decision regarding this vintage.” The statement sent by the company recalls that what is the most iconic wine of the house “for almost 70 years has challenged man in the art of knowing how to wait”, this is what happened, in an even more marked way, with this vintage , which had its launch, initially scheduled for May 2020, postponed by the pandemic, was finally presented to the press in September and now has another postponement in the date of its release on the market.
In the September presentation, in Quinta da Leda, in the Duero, where the grapes that give rise to this wine are born, Luís Sottomayor described Barca Velha 2011 as “the lion”, declaring that it is a wine “that a Barca Velha was born ”And He never offered doubts (not every year there is a statement from Barça Velha, this is only the 20th in history). However, it will be necessary to wait a little longer for the lion to be shown to the public.
