Vinha da Neve Red Wine 2013

Complex aroma, with notes of dark fruits and aromas of forest flowers, mineral and spicy. In the mouth it is textured, with noble tannins very present, powerful and with a well integrated acidity and a very long finish.

Grape varieties:
Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro and Tinto Cão

Alcohol Content:
14.1% vol.

Winemaking:

The harvest took place in the third week of September. The grapes were harvested manually, for small boxes of 18Kg, according to a careful selection of the best grapes in the vineyard, followed by a second choice at the entrance to the winery.
The grapes were totally destemmed for a small granite mill, where they macerated for two days at low temperature, before starting alcoholic fermentation, with indigenous yeasts, under controlled temperature.
The alcoholic fermentation lasted about 3 weeks, with a slight homogenization by foot treading. After fermentation, it was decanted into new French oak barrels where it remained for 12 months.
After bottling and before going to the market, it ages for a minimum of 6 months in a cool cellar