Grape variety – 80% Trincadeira, 15% Aragonêz and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage – 2014
Region – Alentejo
Denomination – IG Alentejano
Type of soil – limestone (the limestone factor will provide to the wine a specific flavour: spicy, red berries, black currants, plums, dry grapes and mineral)
Tasting notes − garnet with light brown tones. The wine has the aroma of dark chocolate and spices with notes of toast. Complex taste, firm tannins. Good acidity with long persistence
Winemaking − after sorting, the fully stalked clusters fermented in stainless steel tanks with temperature control for, approximately, 10 days
Ageing – in French oak barrels (100% new) for 12 months
Alcohol – 14,5%
Total acidity – 5,8 g/l
pH – 3,56
Total sugar – 0,5 g/l
Wine pairing – baked lamb or game
Awards/Reviews – the silver medal assigned on “Grand International Wines Award MUNDUS VINI 2017” in Germany; the silver medal on “Bucharest International Wine Contest 2017”; vintage of 2014 received 93 points as the finalist of “ULTIMATE WINE CHALLENGE” by Ultimate Beverage Challenge in New York, USA; “Prémia de Exelência” – 18,5 points in “Revista de Vinhos”; vintage 2012 was awarded the silver medal on the “International Wine Challenge 2016”; “Vinhos de Portugal 2015 – João Paulo Martins” rating: 17 points (0-20) [vintage of 2011]
Quote – “Still young and closed up, this wine is all about the future. It has rich fruits contrasted with ripe acidity and is given a push by the wood-ageing flavour. It will need some time, so don't drink this generous wine until 2017” - about vintage of 2011 (ROGER VOSS, European Editor. Reviews wines from Portugal and France)
Quote – “A silky and complex, classic old world wine. Ripe enough to compete with a Californian wine but with plenty of earthiness to set itself aside. Dried sour cherries, cassis, baked plum balanced by a dried dill, cinnamon spice and toasted coconut” - about vintage of 2015 (Ultimate Wine Challenge 2017, USA)
