Harvest
2005

Country
Portugal

Region
Lisboa

• Tinta Roriz

Winemaker
José Neiva

Tasting Notes:
A deep grenade colour with intense aromas and flavours. The palate is very full bodied with an intriguing and delicious character of plums, black berries and vanilla. This wine aged 5 months in new barriques of French, American and Portuguese oak giving it a perfect balance. The finish is smooth and persistent.

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

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.

Ageing
Wine is aged in American, French of Allier and Portuguese oak barrels of 225 Lt, for 5 months. Ageing in bottle a minimum 6 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 031219039 7 // Case (ITF14) = 1 560 031219039 4

Harvest
2005

ABV at 20ºC%
13

Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0.9934

Total dry matter g/dm3
30.2

Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0.68

Total acidity g/l
5.40

Fixed acidity g/l
4.72

pH
3.72

SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
32/125