WineWise Code

PMO-SOB16

Country

Portugal

Region

Alentejo

Color/Style

Dessert

Destemming

Whole cluster

Fermentation Vessel

Open vats

Additional Fermentation Notes

Foot Trodden at the open vats (Lagares) for 3 to 4 times a day. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentations starts and then it's stoped half-way of the process by adding neutral wine brandy.

Aging Vessel

100% Cask

Aging Duration (months)

Minimum 6 years

Filtered?

No

Fining Agents

None

Yeast Protocol

Spontaneous

Malolactic Conversion

No

Additonal Maturation Details:

6 to 8 years, untouched at the toneis

Added Sulfur

Yes, 9 ppm

Varieties

100% Alicante Bouschet

Residual Sugar

139

ABV

20

Acidity

4.9

pH

3.72

Closure

Natural cork

Annual Production

245 cases

Certified Vegan

No

Primary Vineyard Name

Vinha dos Carapetos

Soil Types

Alluvial, Calcareous

Elevation (meters)

220

Vine Age

30

Yields (hl/ha)

4.5 kg/ha

Farming Practices

Certified Sustainable, Practicing Organic, Certification: Wines of Alentejo certification Nº 22

Harvest Method

Hand-harvested