Ageing: 10 months in 400 L new French oak barrels.
Coopers: Tonnellerie Taransaud and Tonnellerie Boutes
Bottling: September 2008
Total Production: 1.000 cases 12/75 cl
Analysis
Alcohol - 14,0% vol.
Volatile Acidity - 0,47 g/L (acetic acid) pH - 3,56
Total Acidity - 5,3 g/L (tartaric acid) Reducing sugars - 3,29 g/L
Vinification
The grapes were hand picked and transported in 20Kg boxes to the Quinta do Sol winery, where vinification took place in the new gravity flow fermenters - after going through a rigorous triage process, including bunch and berry selection. The berries were transferred to the fermentation tanks and delicately crushed. The fermentation tanks were previously filled with inert gas, thus avoiding
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Wine Specification:
Grape varieties: 50% Touriga Franca; 40% Touriga Nacional; 10% Tinta Amarela
Agening: 16 months, in stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels
Alcohol: 13,3% vol.
Volatile acidity: 0.59 g/L (acetic acid)
Total acidity: 5.0 g/L (tartaric acid)
Reducing sugars: 2.9 g/L