Harvest
2008

Country
Portugal

Terroir
Quinta de Porto Franco

Region
Lisboa

• Alicante Bouschet
• Caladoc

Winemaker
Jose Neiva Correia

Tasting Notes:
Two unusual varieties combine to produce a unique wine. Deep colour, intense damson and spice flavours with a long smooth finish.

How to serve:
Excellent with food or by itself. Try with meat, pasta, vegetarian and cheese dishes.

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 French of Allier oak barrels of 225 Lt from Seguin Moreau for 5 months.

Color
Red

Gross wheight
8,7 kgs (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 (EAN13) = 560 031219 126 4 // Carton (ITF14) = 1 560 031219 126 1

Harvest
2008

ABV at 20ºC%
13.5

Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0.9940

Total dry matter g/dm3
34.1

Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0.43

Total acidity g/l
6.82

Fixed acidity g/l
6.28

pH
3.50

SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
35/83