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Portalegre DOC Tinto

   
 

Classification

    DOC (Controlled Origins Denomination)  
Type     Red  
Region     Alentejo  
Grape varieties     40% Aragonez, 40% Trincadeira, 10% Alicante
Bouschet and 10% Grand Noir
 
Production Volume     13 300 Bottles  
Soil type     Granit and Quartz  
         
       
         
Color     Garnet
 
Aroma
    Complex with notes of mature fruits, roasted
wood, good flow.
 
Taste     FGood structure, soft tannin.  
End of proof     Too long and persistent.  
Maturation     14 months of probation period in new
French Oak.
 
         
Vinification    

Total destemming grapes, fermented in
stainless steel vats, with a temperature
control between 28C and 30C, benefits
a post fermentative maturation of 15 days

 
First bottling     June of 2006
 
         
       
         
Alcohol content     14,5% Vol.  
Total acidity     4,9 g. of tartaric acid/l  
Reducing sugars     2,5 g/l  
pH     3,46  
         
Gastronomy     Venison and Sheep cheese  
         
Temperature for serving     Between 18 ºC and 30 ºC  
         
Conservation    

Few years in a Bottle. The bottles should be laid down, protected form the sunlight, at a constant temperature of 16ºC.

 
         
History    

From such a noble country, from such a Human region, people make the wine due to their decisive participation in all the wine conception process.

 
         
         
   
 
 
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