Tasting Notes: Opaque violet color. the aroma shows red fruits and some vegetal, with sower cherry and cassis notyes, complexed by spicy and mentholated nuances. On the palete firm yet round tannins prevail, in hand with a crisp acidity that makes this wine enormously gastronomic and persistent.
Producer: Vasco Croft
Aphros Wine, Lda.
Oenologues: Tiago Sampaio / Miguel Viseu
Region: Vinho Verde DOC – Sub-Region of Lima
Variety: Vinhão 100%
Exposition: South
Area: ± 20 ha
Production / HA: ± 4.000 litros / ha
Harvest Date: 11 September
Alcohol: 11,00 % Vol
Residual sugar: 1,50 g / dm3
Total acidity: 7,10 g (Tartaric Acid) / dm3
pH: 3,57
Vinification: Fermentation with maceration of the skins and pip in granite / tanks at temperatures between 20 and 22º C. Foot treading / Pressing / Malolatic Fermentation in inox vats / Aging “sur lies”/ Filtration / Bottling
Production 7.130 liters ≈ 9500 bottles
Bottle per box: 6
Boxes per layer: 12 or 14 boxes
Boxes per palette: 96 or 112 boxes
Best served: 12 to 15 ºC