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BARCA VELHA IS THE RESULT OF THE PASSION OF FERNANDO NICOLAU DE ALMEIDA, WHO ENVISIONED A HIGH QUALITY DOURO RED WINE MADE WITH THE AGING POTENTIAL OF VINTAGE PORTS. THE FIRST HARVEST WAS 1952. BARCA VELHA IS ONLY RELEASED IN EXCEPTIONAL YEARS. CURRENT HEAD WINEMAKER LUÍS SOTTOMAYOR BEGAN HIS CAREER AT CASA FERREIRINHA AS AN APPRENTICE LEARNING DIRECTLY FROM FERNANDO NICOLAU DE ALMEIDA. “2011 WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR — ONE OF THE BEST EVER IN THE DOURO – INTENSE AND EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY.” - LUÍS SOTTOMAYOR, CASA FERREIRINHA HEAD WINEMAKER