Harvest
2008

Country
Portugal

Terroir
Quinta de Porto Franco single estate

Region
Lisboa

• Shiraz

Winemaker
José Neiva

Tasting Notes:
Deep Granada colour with intense aromas and flavours. The palate is very full bodied with an intriguing and delicious character of plums, blackberries and chocolate. The ageing in oak gives a perfect balance. The finish is smooth, elegant and extremely persistent.

How to serve:
Excellent by itself or with any full flavoured dish such as game or red meat.

Vinification Method:
Classic fermentation method with destemming and pre fermentative skin contact followed of the application of 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.

Color
Red

Gross wheight
8,7 kg (6x75cl)

Pallet configuration
128 cases (6x75cl) - 16 cases/level x 8 levels

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

Case dimensions
310x255x175

Bar code
Bottle (EAN) = 560 031219 029 8 // Case (ITF14) = 1 560 031219 029 5

Harvest
2008

ABV at 20ºC%
13.5

Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0.9937

Total dry matter g/dm3
32.3

Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0.70

Total acidity g/l
6.38

Fixed acidity g/l
5.50

pH
3.70

SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
29.96