Casa do Lago Branco 2008
Harvest
2008
Country
Portugal
Terroir
Quinta de Porto Franco Single Estate
Region
Lisboa
Winemaker
José Neiva Correia
Tasting Notes:
Aromatic and full in the mouth, with notes of apple, shows a delicious and refreshness white wine.
How to serve:
Excellent aperitif, also complements dishes of fish, white meat and vegetarian dishes, as well as spicier foods such as Indian or Chinese.
Vinification Method:
Use of extractive pectolytic enzymes, destemming and pressing after an hour. Cooled to 15ºC, the must is then vacuum filtered with perlites. The fermentation is achieved through active dry yeasts, the temperature being controlled between 16ºC and 18ºC.
Ageing
The wine is aged in bottle a minimum a month after bottling.
Color
white
Gross wheight
8,3kgs (6x75cl) or 16,4 kgs (12x75cl)
Pallet configuration
135 cases (6x75cl) or 68 cases (12x75cl) 15 cases/level x 9 levels or 17 cases/level x 4 levels
Euro pallet configuration
96 cases (6x75cl) or 48 cases (12x75cl) 12 cases/level x 8 levels or 12cases/ level x 4 levels
Case dimensions
330x235x155 or 310x235x340
Bar code
Bottle (EAN13) = 560 031219074 8 // Case (ITF14) 6x75cl = 1 560 031219074 5 // Case (ITF14) 12x75cl = 2 560 031219074 2
Harvest
2008
ABV at 20ºC%
13.0
Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0.9906
Total dry matter g/dm3
22.9
Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0.53
Total acidity g/l
6.98
Fixed acidity g/l
6.32
pH
3.29
SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
32/96
Casa do Lago white 2008 won silver medal in Austria
Casa do Lago white 2008 awarded at the AWC Vienna 2009 wine contest
Bronze in the Decanter Wine Awards
In London at the Decanter Wine Awards 2009, DFJ won 4 bronze medals and 10 Commended. The CASA DO LAGO white 2008 won BRONZE MEDAL.
DFJ won Silver and Bronze in the International Wine Challenge 2009
DFJ won one Silver medal, 3 Bronze medals and 7 Commended inthe International Wine Challenge 2009 wine contest. The CASA DO LAGO white 2008 won COM...
Casa do Lago white 2008 won Best Buy
The quality of Casa do Lago recognized with Best Buy and 86 rating in the wine Enthusiast.
Casa do Lago white 2008 highlight in the weekly magazine "Fugas"
Very good quality / price says the editors
Wines of Portugal 2010 by Manuel Moreira
Casa do Lago white 2008 appreciated by Manuel Moreira
Casa do Lago white 2008 appreciated in Nectar Magazine
In its February edition, the editors of Nectar Magazine enjoyed the Casa do Lago white 2008