Description
TYPE
Red
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REGION
Douro
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VARIETIES
Sousão, blend de Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Francisca e Rufete
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HARVEST
2021
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BOTTLE SIZE
750mL
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ALCOHOLIC CONTENT
14%VOL
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WINEMAKING
Rui Viana e Diogo Campinho
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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.
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ALLERGENS
Sulphites
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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.
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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.
