WINE CHARACTERISTICS

Classification
Regional Wine from Alentejo

Varieties
100% Syrah

Soil
Argillaceous shales

Vintage year
2007

Type
Red

Production of wine
7.600 bottles 1,5l
500 bottles 3,0l

Characteristics

Tasting
"Ruby colour, intensive fruit-aroma of dry black
plum, vanilla, wood of good quality, elegant,
smooth tannins long lasting flavor."

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: 14.1% v/v
Total Acids: 5,7 g/L in tartaric acid
pH: 3,72
Residual sugars: 3,4 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%

Wine-maker
António Saramago

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