Wine & Soul Manoella Tinto
Wine Description
Manoella Tinto is a blend of 60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, and 5% Tinta Francisca from the Quinta da Manoella vineyard. The grapes are fermented for 8 days at low temperatures and then foot-trodden in open granite lagares. The wine is aged for 16 months in used French barriques.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Quinta da Manoella vineyard
Vineyard size
77 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
990-1,320 feet
Vines/acre:
1,600
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1973
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2010
Bottles produced of this wine:
8,800
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
8
Varietal composition:
60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, 5% Tinta Francisca
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
8 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 °F
Maceration technique:
Foot-trodden
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
16 months
Age of Aging Container:
Two-Three years
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.2 %
Dry extract:
30.5 g/L
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L
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