Harvest / Age:
2009
Color:
Intense red
Grape Variety:
50% Touriga Nacional; 50% Tinta Roriz
Ageing:
Stage in new French and Hungarian oak barrels for 18 months. Bottled in May 2011.
Vinification:
Hand picked to 15kg boxes. Selected in conveyor table. Stalks removal and crushing. Fermentation in traditional granite tanks.
Aroma:
Very elegant, complex ripe fruit, floral and spiced, well blend with the toast of the two barrels used for staging
Tasting Notes:
Very rounded, with good volume in the mouth, full of aroma and freshness. The strong tanins make for a very long and delicate end of mouth.
Technical info:
Alcohol: 14,5º, Tot. Acidity: 5,6 gr/l (tartaric ac., Residual sugar: 2 gr/l, pH: 3,5
Suggestions:
How to serve: decanted for maxim expression
Temperature: 16 ºC
Gastronomy: spiced dishes, cheeses and red, cured meats
Producer:
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