Wine & Soul 5G
Wine Description
Winemaker Jorge Serôdio Borges’s great-great-grandfather produced this tawny Port at the end of the 19th century. It was made from a field blend from the family's Quinta da Manoella vineyard (which is still in use) and includes vintages from 1870 to 1900. Since then, five generations of the Serôdio Borges family have guarded the Port, inspiring the name "5G." Now that the Port has surpassed 100 years old, the family has decided to release 1,200 bottles to the public.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Quinta da Manoella vineyard
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
990 feet
Vines/acre:
2,400
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1880
First vintage of this wine:
2012
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,200
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
5
Varietal composition:
A field blend of more than 30 indigenous grape varieties
Fermentation container:
Granite Lagares
Maceration technique:
Foot-trodden
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
630 L
Type of oak:
Portuguese
Length of aging before bottling:
100 years
Age of Aging Container:
40 years
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
19.3 %
Dry extract:
184.4 g/L
Residual sugar:
156 g/L