São Domingos Reserve Red 2013

Portugal | Bairrada | Caves São Domingos

The proximity to the Atlantic provides a balance between cool nights and warm days creating elegant and soft wines dominated by Baga and Touriga Nacional.

Tasting Notes Aroma of ripe fruits surrounded by delicate floral notes and blackberry jam. The palate is savory, with velvety tannins surrounded by a light acidity, revealing a balanced and attractive finish.
Vinification/Maturation Manual grape harvest for 20Kgs cases, grapes are destemmed, temperature controlled fermentation in steel vats at 27ºC. After malolactic fermentation, 80% is aged in stainless steel vats with the remaining part for 6 months in american oak barrels.
Technical info Total Acidity 4,88 g/L Total Sugar 5,3 g/L pH 3,71
Wine Maker Susana Pinho
beira-atlantico-red
Dão Region

Sizes Available

750ml

Alcohol By Volume

13.00%

Age of Vines

Terroir

Grapes harvested from S. Lourenço do Bairro, VilarinhoBairro and Ventosa do Bairro, created in sandy clay soils,with a planting density between 3500 to 4500 plants per hectare are conducted with Guyot pruning upward. Thevineyards are monitored throughout the growing season, from pruning to harvest, ensuring a high quality production of wine and health, ranging between 5 and 7 tonnes per hectare.
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