Food pairing
Delicious with game dishes
Grapes: Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Petit Verdot
Viticulture
: Density of 3.000 Plants/ha. clay shale soil
The grapes, previously destemmed, went through a low temperature pre-fermentative maceration for 24 hours. The alcoholic fermentation was done in small stainless vats with temperature control, not going over 27° Celsius for 14 days. The wine aged for 7 months in French and American oak barrels.
The winery is located 40 kilometers north of Lisbon and covers 140
Hectares of vines
Alcoholcontent
14,5%
Store & Serve
Store in a cool place (around 12ºC)
Serve at 16-18 °C
Critics & Awards