Description

TASTING NOTES

Exuberant and concentrated, with ripe red and black fruits dominating, some floral aromas and balsamic aromas such as rock rose. Dominated by freshness and vivacity, it has firm, fine and ripe tannins, with a well-involved acidity. It finishes long and persistent, highlighting the balance between its freshness and ripeness.

 

TYPE

Red

 

REGION

Douro

 

VARIETIES

Sousão, blend de Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Francisca e Rufete

 

HARVEST

2021

 

BOTTLE SIZE

750mL

 

ALCOHOLIC CONTENT

14%VOL

 

WINEMAKING

Rui Viana e Diogo Campinho

 

VINIFICATION

The grapes are picked by hand, carefully sorted on the sorting mat and destemmed before entering the granite lagares. All the grapes are trodden in the lagares and fermented for 7 to 10 days at temperatures of 22oC to 27oC in the lagares. The wines are then transferred to new 225L French oak barrels of different characteristics, where malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine is aged for 20 months in the same French oak barrels. The final selection of barrels and the composition of the blend takes place around a month before bottling.

 

ALLERGENS

Sulphites

 

STORAGE AND SERVING TIPS

.Serve at a temperature between 16o and 18o

.Store in a cool place away from light.

.Consume within 20 years of bottling.

 

FOOD PAIRING

A gastronomic wine will go perfectly with strong flavors, acidity will balance with fats, velvety but firm tannins will balance with succulent dishes such as roasts, stews, grills.