Foz de Arouce Branco
Wine Description
Cerceal (also known as Sercial) is a key grape in the production of Madeira. After a careful selection and pressing, the wine is fermented in half barrels of French oak. It then spends six months aging in barrel for additional refinement.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Quinta de Foz de Arouce
Vineyard size
4 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Royat at 2 feet
Elevation:
660-825 feet
Vines/acre:
1,600
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
1940-2006
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1980
Bottles produced of this wine:
3,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Cerceal
Fermentation container:
Half barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
30 days
Fermentation temperature:
61-64 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
No
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
60 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Age of Aging Container:
50% second passage
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.2
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Residual sugar:
0.1 g/L
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