Vinhas Novas

Vinhas Novas

VINHO REGIONAL ALENTEJANO

Tasting Note:

18 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - This unusual combination of grape varieties results in an excellent wine full of notes of flint, fresh herbs, lemon and orange peel with slight bitterness giving it strength. Still very young, dry and austere, persistent, with a lot to grow in the bottle.

Climate: Continental Mediterranean. Warm and dry days with large daily temperature amplitude.

Soils: Schist

Grape Varieties: 40% Rabigato, 40% Arinto, 15% Galego Dourado and 5% Esgana Cão

Winemaking: Manual harvesting. This wine results from two types of fermentation: skin maceration with temperature control and co-fermentation in used french oak barrels. Battonage for 6 weeks.

Winemakers: Luís Louro and Inês Capão Bottles

Produced: 2.650 bottles