Pegos Claros Red Reserva 2018

€ 16.00

Pegos Claros Reserva is a red wine that reveals itself with defined maturity, with a well marked complex aroma of black plums and red currant, with some tobacco and vanilla. It is a complex red wine with good acidity, soft balanced tannins and a very elegant structure.

Wines & Winemakers by Saven consists of a group of highly innovative producers and winemakers, who work with the most advanced technologies without compromising the unique tastes and characteristics of the region. They are active in the regions Vinho Verde, Alvarinho, Douro, Port, Dao, Bairrada, Ribatejo, Palmela and Alentejo. They strive for the best end result and try to let as many special characteristics of the terroir speak into the wine. All the producers involved have extensive experience in their field and have an incredible passion for winemaking, techniques and processes. Most care is given in the first place in the vineyards. This is of course the place where everything starts!

"Portugal continues to be a source of interesting and great value wines with wonderful grape varieties such as the Castelão that makes this rich, seriously structured red. It has an intense strawberry character, ripe, round but with kick on the finish. If this were from Italy or France, you would be paying more." Tom Doorley, The Irish Mail on Sunday, 5th December 2021

Food pairing

Pegos Claros would pair well with smoked and cured meats, red meats, soft and cured cheeses.

Grapes: 100% Castelão (Periquita)

An organic wine from vineyards located about 300 metres above sea level with diverse sun orientation and soil composition. Sandstone soils alternate with marl, ferrous and limestone loamy soils as well as gravel deposits.T his sandy soil has been formed over the centuries by all the sand washed ashore by the Tagus and Sado rivers. The soil is called "Pliocenico de Pegoes". n connection with this optimum microclimate, these are ideal requirements for the cultivation of this particular type of vine. After a night of crio-maceration, the vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks with temperature control where the wine is refined for 5 months, after which the wine matures for 12 months in French and American oak barrels.

Alcoholcontent

13,5 %vol

Store & Serve

Serving 16 °C

Can be drunk 15 after harvest year

Critics & Awards

4/5 - Vivino (468 ratings)

91/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Mar 2023

Aged for a year in wood, this is a concentrated and smooth wine. There is a touch of spice that gives the wine complexity, allowing room for the wine's ripe tannins. This fine wine is ready to drink.

Tags: Península de Setúbal, Palmela