Harvest
2008
Country
Portugal
Terroir
Quinta de Porto Franco Single Estate
Region
Lisboa
Winemaker
José Neiva
Tasting Notes:
Bright, perfumed, with notes of apple and red matured fruits, offering a delicious wine with an elegant and refreshing tasting.
How to serve:
A wonderful aperitif, very good complement of salads, soups, pasta, sushi, and all the vegetarian and spiced gastronomy such as Indian, Chinese and Thai.
Vinification Method:
Destemming, pelicular maceration and pressing. Cooled to 15ºC, the must passes by a vacuum filter 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
Rose
Gross wheight
8,3kgs (6x75cl)
Pallet configuration
135 cases (6x75cl) - 15 cases/level x 9 levels/ 1151
Euro pallet configuration
96 cases (6x75cl) - 12 cases/level x 8 levels / 827 kg
Case dimensions
330x235x155
Bar code
Bottle (EAN13) = 560 031219040 3 // Carton (ITF14) = 1 560 031219040.0
Harvest
2008
ABV at 20ºC%
12.5
Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0.9913
Total dry matter g/dm3
24.0
Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0.32
Total acidity g/l
7.05
Fixed acidity g/l
6.65
pH
3.29
SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
40/118

DFJ won Gold and Silver in Austria
DFJ won one Gold medal and 21 Silver medals at the AWC Vienna 2009 wine contest. The CASA DO LAGO rose 2008 won SILVER MEDAL.
Casa do Lago rose 2008 won Best Buy
The quality of Casa do Lago rose 2008 recognized with Best Buy and 86 rating in the wine Enthusiast.


Wines of Portugal 2010 by Manuel Moreira

