Harvest / Age:

2011

Color:

Ruby red

Grape Variety:

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz

Ageing:

Once complete malolactic fermentation induced direct inoculation, the wine was transfer for new barrels of French and American oak where he remained for 6 months. After bottling the wine aged 6 months in bottle still.

Vinification:

After a careful selection and manual harvest, the grapes are subjected to crushing and complete destemming. There follows a period of 24 hours of Maceration pre-fermentative to 30ºc to maximize the performance of the grape enzymes responsible for extraction of the colors and aromas. Selected yeasts are used for induction of alcoholic fermentation elapsing between 22ºc and 24ºc during a minimum of 10 days. Fermentation malolactic induced with temperature control.

Aroma:

Complex, showing great evolution in bottle, elegant, very well integrated wood, aromatic scents and the red and black fruits very ripe

Tasting Notes:

Very elegant, excellent balance and end very persistent

Technical info:

Alcoholic – 13.50% vol,total acidity g/dm – 4.84 g/dm 3,volatile acidity deducted SO2 – 0.55 g/dm 3, pH – 3.76,total dry extract g/dm – 32.3 g/dm3,total sulphur dioxide – 0.06 g/dm 3

Suggestions:

Bottle lying, ambient temperature of small thermal amplitude (14 to 18 ° c), relative humidity of 60% and in the dark

Producer:

Acácio Pinto Ribeiro

Price average:

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