Dense and dark red in color. Great finesse and complexity, suggestions of red berry fruits with a floral edge and some toast character from well integrated oak. Robust tannins providing structure and backbone for extended bottle ageing
Flaschengröße
White meats, pastas dishes and grilled seafood
Land
Portugal
Typ
Red Wine
Jahr
2011
Gusseisen
Baga
Alkohol
13.5%
Vinifikation
The grapes were handpicked and crushed to one tonne open top fermenters. Cultured winery yeasts were then added to complete this fermentation and cap/skin management was controlled by hand with a cap plunger
Weinbauer
Luis Patrão & Dinis Patrão
Alterung
in French and American oak barrels for 18 months, followed by 7 years in bottle