Chocapalha Vinha Mãe
Wine Description
Vinha Mãe, the flagship red of the estate, translates to “The Mother Vine” in Portuguese and is a testament to the strong yet soothing nature of the wine. Sourced from 27 year old vines and fermented in traditional granite lagares with successive machine pressings, this wine is aged in French oak barriques for 20 months.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Vinha Mae
Vineyard size
18 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
660 feet
Vines/acre:
2000
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
South-North
Harvest time:
September
Bottles produced of this wine:
5,440
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz, 30% Syrah
Fermentation container:
Lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
79 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
20 months
Total SO2
70
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.69
Acidity:
5.05 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
31.5 g/L
Total SO2
70
Residual sugar:
0.8 g/L
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