Harvest
2005

Country
Portugal

Region
Alentejo

• Trincadeira
• Aragonês

Winemaker
Jose Neiva Correia

Tasting Notes:
Ruby colour, smooth and complex aroma to the mix of matured fruits and the new oak wood ageing. The taste reveal's a smooth, elegant and balanced dry red wine with a pleasant and persistent end.

How to serve:
Social wine, excellent as aperitif and to accompany meat, game, dry cheese and fishes in the oven or codfish.

Vinification Method:
Classic fermentation method, involving selective extractive enzymes, which are compatible with the active dry yeasts. Fermentation up to 30º C in the first 2/3, and lowering down to 20º C during the last 1/3. During the whole fermentative process, pumping over 2 times per day, using each time half of the volume contained in the vat. After the alcoholic fermentation, the cap is plunged for 30 days, and during that period, extraction of the gentle tannins is conducted, along with the malolactic fermentation and the natural stabilization of the wine.

Ageing
Wine is aged in American, French of Allier and Portuguese oak barrels of 225 Lt, for 9months. Ageing in bottle a minimum 3 months after bottling.

Color
Red

Gross wheight
8,3 kgs (6x75cl)

Pallet configuration
135 cases (6x75cl) - 15 cases/level x 9 levels

Euro pallet configuration
96 cases (6x75cl) - 12 cases/level x 8 levels

Case dimensions
330x235x155

Bar code
Bottle (EAN13) = 560 031219 070 0 // Case (ITF14) = 1 560 031219 070 7

Harvest
2005

ABV at 20ºC%
13,0

Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0,9920

Total dry matter g/dm3
27,8

Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0,69

Total acidity g/l
4,90

Fixed acidity g/l
4,10

pH
3,67

SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
40/109