Quinta da Carregosa Grande Reserva Red 75cl
23,00 €
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Sousão
From the best plots of Quinta da Carregosa, the grapes were harvested manually in the plots that showed a more balanced maturation. After careful manual selection and harvesting, the grapes are subjected to crushing and total stemming.
This is followed by a period of 48 hours of skin maceration at 10ºC to maximize the action of the grape enzymes responsible for extracting aromas. Cold defecation at 7ºC for 48 hours. Selected yeasts are used to induce alcoholic fermentation, which takes place between 12ºC and 15ºC for a minimum of 30 days.
COLOR: Deep ruby.
AROMA: Intense with black fruits, blackberries and cassis, notes of spice and vanilla.
FLAVOR: Silky texture, fine tannins; intense; good concentration; beautiful structure, with magnificent transparency; long finish of great precision and very persistent.
Description
The vineyards at Quinta da Carregosa extend over a schist slope of around 40 hectares. The slopes of the Quinta benefit from a privileged sun exposure (south/east), which rise to an altitude between 200 and 500 meters above sea level.
Knowledge of each plot of Quinta da Carregosa, knowing the qualitative excellence of the intended grapes, leads Manuel Costa and João Silva to impose, over the last few years, viticulture practices based on principles of sustainability in integrated production methods, respecting and protecting the biodiversity and the farm’s ecosystem.
Vinha do Reiro – Quinta da Carregosa has a vineyard with pre-phylloxera characteristics. This extends along small stone walls extracted from the land, oriented according to the curves that support a row of vines with a very low plant density.
Vinha das Corigas – The post-phylloxera vineyard installed at the end of the slope consists of wider terraces supported by stone walls. The planting of vines is done according to contour lines, which makes mechanization impossible. More than 15 different grape varieties native to the Douro region are planted in this vineyard.
All viticulture work carried out in these old vineyards, throughout the year, is carried out manually, using ancient viticulture techniques, such as soil mobilization, which is done using horses. Annual grape production is incredibly low, not exceeding 0.7 kg/vine.
Additional information
| Weight | 1,40 kg |
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