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Conventual Tinto

   
 

Classification

    Alentejo Regional Wine  
Type     Red  
Region     Alentejo  
Grape varieties     Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet  
Quantity produced     920 000 Litters  
Soil type     Granite, with spots of schist and quartz  
         
       
         
Color     Ruby  
Aroma
    Complex, notes of ripe red fruits  
Palate     medium body, fruity and fresh  
Taste     Fresh, balanced  
End of proof     Fruity and persistent  
         
Vinification    

Total destemming and crushing, fermented
in stainless steel vats, controlled temperatures
of fermentation between 26 and 28ºC, with
maceration for 7 days.

 
First bottling     March 2008  
         
       
         
Alcohol content     13,0% Vol.  
Total acidity     4,6 g. of tartaric acid/l  
Reducing sugars     2,1 g/l  
pH     3,60  
         
         
Gastronomy     Best with venison and red meet plates  
         
Temperature for serving     Between 16 and 18º C.  
         
Conservation    

For immediate consumption or within the next five years. Keep bottles laid down, protected from sunlight in a wet environment, average temperature of 16ºC

 
         
History    

Portalegre was always, land of convents, owners of vineyards, located in gentle slopes, beneficed by a micro-climate that gives to this wine quality and tipitcity

 
         
         
   
 
 
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