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Quinta da Cabaça DOC Alentejo Tinto

   
 

Classification

    DOC ( Controled Origins denomination)  
Type     Red  
Region     Alentejo  
Grape varieties     45% Trincadeira, 25% Alicante Bouschet,
25%Aragonez e 5% Cinsaut
 
Production Volume     7 004 Bottles  
Soil type     Granitic with schist spots  
Vineyard tipe of grouth     Bilateral Cord with a snag pruning  
Vineyard age     15 years old  
         
       
         
Color     Garnet  
Aroma
    Soft mature red fruits, spiced, complexed by
its probation period in a hogshead, on an
appellative bouquet.
 
Taste     Roasting notes, going to fruity aromas,
on an intense and balanced joint.
 
End of proof     Long and agreeable final  
         
Evolution period of probation     8 months in new and used French oak hogsheads  
         
Vinification    

Manual vintage on the last week of September. Total destemming, fermentation in stainless steel vats with a controlled temperature of 26ºC / 27ºC. Prolonged maturation for another 2 weeks.

 
         

Bottling

    July of 2008  
         
       
         
Alcohol content     14,0% Vol.  
Total acidity     4,8 g. of tartaric acid/l  
Reducing sugars     2,6 g/l  
pH     3,77  
         
Gastronomy     Meat dishes, roasted dishes  
         
Serving temperature     Between 18 ºC and 20 ºC  
         
Conservation    

Between 8 and 10 years in a laid down bottle, protected from sunlight, in a wet environment, at the average temperature of 16 ºC.

 
         
History    

An old Morgado of Reguengo’s farm, instituted in 1580. This property was acquired from the Avillez Family in 2006, by A.C.P., and this wine is the result of the first harvest on that same year.

 
         
         
   
 
 
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