WINE CHARACTERISTICS

Classification
Alentejo Regional Wine

Grapes Varieties
Aragonez, Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet

Soil
Schistous

Vintage year
2008

Type
Red

Production of wine
29.000 bottles

Characteristics

Grapes:
produced in conversion to organic farming and harvested by hand.
Control: SATIVA-PT-BIO-03

Tasting
Ruby colour, aroma of ripe fruits, cherries, violet, coffee caramel and
vanilla, soft tannins, good structure and long lasting final

Vinification
shows a ruby colour, ripe red fruit aromas, smooth and velvety,
well-integrated tannins, good, elegant acidity, with a pleasant finish.

Predicted longevity
5 years

Analyses
Alcohol: 14,0% vv
Total Acidity: 5,0 g/L in tartaric acid
pH: 3,70
Residual sugars: 2,5 g/L

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

Conservation
bottles should lie in a ventilated dark place, with a temperature
between 12 and 13°C and relative humidity close to 60%;

Text for back-side label
The 2008 HDL Tinto is an Altentejo regional wine produced from Aragonez, Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet grapes
originating from Herdade dos Lagos, in the municipality of Mértola.
With its ruby colour and ripe red fruit aromas, this is a smooth and velvety wine
with well-integrated tannins, good, elegant acidity and a pleasant finish.
Contains sulphites.

Wine-maker
António Saramago

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