Quinta do Quetzal Reserve Red Wine Alentejo

Designation: D.O.C. Alentejo

Varietals: 50% Petit Syrah, 15% Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet 35%.

Soil: Schist soils with average yield potential with high slope .

Climate: Mediterranean with some continental influence. Cold winters with rainfall concentrated between October and February (average annual rainfall is around 700mm) and very hot summers.

Winemaking: The grapes are harvested in small boxes and immediately transported to the winery and cooled to a temperature of 15ºC, are then de-stemmed and lightly crushed into a vat of French oak . Fermentation takes place for 8 days , at a temperature of 26°C with 4 to 5 times per day durante15 minutes each. After the alcoholic fermentation , the wine is placed in barrels of 225 Lt , French oak , where he will train for 12 months and matures in bottle eight months.

Technical Details: 

Total Acidity: 6.0 g /L as tartaric acid.

pH: 3.57

Residual sugar: 3.9 g /L

Consumption: Immediate or up to 6 years in a cool dark place .

Serving Suggestions: 16°C

Tasting Notes: On the nose shows great intensity , expressed in very long and lingering black fruit , enveloped by a creamy sandwich of wood.

Cuisine: Its structure allows you to follow up with meat and fish of long confection.

Winemakers: Rui Portela and José Reguinga