Esporao Vinhas das Palmeiras 2013 Alicante Bouschet

€ 33.00

A red wine with a deep red color and violet hues. Intense and lively nose with dominant ripe black fruit, such as blackberry and cassis, balsamic aromas and soft spicy notes from oak barrel ageing. Concentrated, with ripe tannins that are well integrated, which, along with its acidity, offer a good volume, body and freshness. Persistent finish dominated by ripe fruit aromas, A wine with aging potential.

The Alicante Bouschet is one of the 4 monocépages of Esporão. Elected in 2013 as Best of Portugal. They are true collector's items with a gigantic rich and extensive taste pallet

Food pairing

Excellent wine for hearty meals with red grilled or roast meat and cheese dishes

Grapes : 100% Alicante Bouschet

Fermentation with controlled temperatures (28 ºC) in small stainless steel tanks. 12 months in a 5,000-litre, French oak vat, followed by 24 months in the bottle.

2013 had a rainy spring, followed by a dry summer with high temperatures during the day, offset by chilly evenings, allowing consistently ideal ripening of grapes. The Palmeiras vineyard was planted in 1996 at Esporão’s Herdade dos Perdigões on a hill with deep, dark limestone-based soils with clay-like texture. The hill offers good sun exposure, while the vineyard’s good drainage allows the Alicante Bouschet grape variety to ripen evenly, producing concentrated and intense wines.

Alcohol content

14%

pH: 3.54

Store & Serve

A wine with a great aging potential, ideal to drink between 2017-2032. Serve at 16-18 ° C