Wine Piano Grande Reserva DOC Red 2011 1,5L Magnum
Producer: Carlos Alonso Douro Wine
Region: Douro, Portugal
Wine Type: Red, Grande Reserva
Controlled Denomination of Origin (DOC)
Varietal Composition: Touriga Nacional (60%), Touriga Franca (30%) e Tinta Barroca (10%)
Provenance: Quinta da Ribeira; Cima-Corgo, Concelho de Alijó
Location Vineyard: Cima Corgo
TECHNICAL NOTES
Altitude: 500 -600 meters
Climate and Soil: Warm and dry. Large temperature range. Shale.
Harvest: 100% manual for boxes with an average capacity of 20 kg.
Winemaking: Stemming and crushing; bleeding, use of selected yeasts; fermentation for a minimum of 8 days with temperature control. Controlled malolactic fermentation.
Fermentation temperature: 28 – 30 ° C
Fermentation: Stainless steel vats of 10 tonnes with a pump pumping system.
Stage: 100% of the batch aged for a period of 18 months in new French oak barrels.
Alcohol (% v / v): 14
Total acidity (g / L tartaric acid.): 5.95
pH: 3.79
Volatile Acidity (g / L AC Acetic.): 0.71
Potential Aging: 10-20 Years
Period Consumption Ideal: 1-15 Years
TASTING NOTES
Color: Closed, almost black, with beautiful violet;
Aroma: Balsamic aroma, with notes of very dense black fruit, well integrated with tobacco and Stage own vanilla Wood;
Palate: In the mouth this wine is dense, with good tannins and a very refreshing acidity of its “terroir” but nothing overlap, a set of a smooth density, long and persistent finish.
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