Wine & Soul Pintas Character
Wine Description
Made from a majority of Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional. The grapes are harvested in September and then fermented in granite lagares. The wine is aged for 18 months in 50% new and 50% second year French oak barriques.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Vale de Mendiz vineyard
Vineyard size
30 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
990-1,320 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1970
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2005
Bottles produced of this wine:
15,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
A blend of 30 different indigenous grape varietals
Fermentation container:
Granite lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 °F
Maceration technique:
Foot-trodden
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
5.2 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
33 g/L
Residual sugar:
3 g/L
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