WINE CHARACTERISTICS

Classification
Regional Wine from Alentejo

Varieties
Aragonez and Syrah

Soil
Argillaceous shales

Vintage year
2004

Type
Red

Production of wine
23.000 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% v/v
Total Acids: 6,9 g/L in tartaric acid
pH: 3,44
Residual sugars: 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 2004 is a Regional wine Alentejano 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
I Concurso de Vinhos AVAPI – Gold
III Concurso de Vinhodo Baixo Alentejo - Bronze
Wine Masters Bronze

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