Grape variety – 100% Castelão (single grape)
Vintage – 2010
Region – Península de Setúbal
Denomination – D.O. Palmela
Type of soil – sandy
Tasting notes − with a complex flavour and structure. The aroma mixture of black berries, sweet jams, and spices. Light notes of tobacco, coffee and dark chocolate from the wood barrels. Full with noticeable tannins and an elegant aftertaste
Winemaking − this wine is produced in very rare and traditional way: a grapes are crushed by food-step. The handed harvested grapes are crushed by trampling them barefoot in the estate's tanks. A latter complete fermentation on the winery cellar vats
Ageing – 24 months maturation in the winery cement tanks and another 4 years in bottle
Alcohol – 13,5%
Total acidity – 5,0 g/l
pH – 3,71
Wine pairing – ideal with red meats, hare, partridge, salmon, codfish, wreck-fish or any cheeses of goat and sheep with very intensive flavour
Awards/Reviews – the silver medal on “The Wine Masters Challenge 2017” in Estoril, Portugal
Quote – “Trate-se de tinto DO Palmela, monocasta Castelão, com dois anos de estágio em cuba de cimento e quatro anos de envelhecimento em garrafa. Aroma fechado, com sugestão de fruta preta, um pouco especiado e algum chocolate. Um vinho elegante, com a leveya do Castelão com idade, com a amplitude e persisténcia, sem madeiras ou outros artificialismos” (blogspot AVINHAR)
