Menin Reserva Tinto 2019

MENIN RESERVA 2019 was made from the rigorous selection of different vineyard plots that led to the commitment of all efforts. With a total area of 42 hectares on the property, we can find vineyard plots that have ages ranging from 45 to 100 years, leading to the need to interpret with extreme rigor all the evolution of the most diverse plots in order to assess the potential.

Grape Varieties: 5% Touriga Nacional; 35% Touriga Franca; 10% Tinta Barroca; 10% Tinta Amarela; 10% old Vineyards (Mixed Varieties).

Viticultural Year: The 2019 viticultural year was dry overall and subject to wide temperature swings, motivating different reactions in the many existing grape varieties. A very close monitoring was thus necessary in order to integrate and respect the individual evolution of each vineyard. A demanding but fundamental work, translating into an excellent phytosanitary state and an overall refinement of the quality of the year.

Vinification: The different harvested parcels were vinified separately, where the grapes passed through a selection table, later being de-stemmed, crushed and moved by gravity to stainless steel fermentation deposits. Pre-fermentative maceration was carried out at low temperatures varying from 24 to 48h depending on the variety, followed by the alcoholic fermentation at temperatures between 25-27ºC. After the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in a stain-less-steel tank, the wine was transferred to 225L oak barrels.

Ageing: 85% French oak and 15% American oak for 14 months.

Tasting Notes: MENIN RESERVA 2019 a wine with a ruby color, a full aroma of fresh fruit, with notes of wild red fruits, blackberries, plums, in perfect harmony with the spicy nuances conferred by ageing in barrels. In the mouth it has a solid structure, with lively but polished tannins and great freshness and balance.

Oenology: João Rosa Alves / Tiago Alves de Sousa.

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