Classification
Regional Wine from Alentejo

Varieties
Syrah und Aragonez
(in Spain known as Tempranillo)

Soil
Slate

Vintage year
2005

Type
Red

Production of wine
14.000 bottles

Characteristics

Tasting
“Complex nose, well seasoned, with
bourbon-vanilla, clove, cinnamon,
cedar-wood, good structure, juicy
with mature good tannins. “
(„Der Sommelier“, „Weinwelt“)

Vinification
Traditional fermentation in modern inox-tanks with controlled temperatures
of about 28ºC. 12 month in French and American oak barrels
and afterwards at least 12 months maturing in the bottle

Foreseen longevity
8 years

Analyses
Alcohol: 14,2 % vol.
Total Acidity: 6,9 g/L
pH: 3,44
Residual sugar: 3,0 g/L

Service
Must be served to the temperature of 16 to 18ºC,
to complete plates of meat and cheeses

Conservation
Bottles in aired and dark place, between 12 and 13ºC
and with relative moistness close to 60%

Text for back-side label
The HDL Reserve 2005is a regional Alentejo wine produced from
varieties Aragonez and Syrah from grapes proceeding from the
HERDADE DOS LAGOS, situated near Mértola
Complex nose, well seasoned, with bourbon-vanilla,
clove, cinnamon, cedar-wood, good structure,
juicy with mature good tannins
Contain sulfites

Wine-maker
António Saramago

Medals / Prizes
Silber at the Wine Masters
Challenge (Spain)
Silber at the Mundus Vini
(Germany)
Gold at the AWC Vienna
(Austria)
Highest score at the Prowein
suggestions (Germany)

HDL
Reserva 2004

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