WINE CHARACTERISTICS

Classification
Regional Wine from Alentejo

Varieties
Aragonez and Syrah

Soil
Argillaceous shales

Vintage year
2005

Type
Red

Production of wine
21.000 bottles

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

Vinification
Traditional fermentation in modern inox-tanks with controlled temperatures
of about 28ºC and short maturation in French and American oak-barrels

Foreseen longevity
6 years

Analyses
Alcohol: 13.6% vv
Total Acids: 5,9 g/L in tartaric acid
pH: 3,70
Residual sugars: 2,1 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 the back-side
The HDL Reserve is a Regional wine Alentejano produced from
varieties Aragonez and Syrah from grapes proceeding from the
HERDADE DOS LAGOS, situated near Mértola
Contain sulfites

Wine-maker
António Saramago