Quinta de Lemos Alfrocheiro Tinto 2016

Grape Varieties: 100% Alfrocheiro

Tasting Notes: Fine and elegant aroma of chamomile and margaça florals, fresh red fruit. Very elegant in the mouth with good balance and a polished finish.

Viticulture: Alfrocheiro appeared in the Dão region after phylloxera, its origin is unknown. The vineyards are located in the sub-region of Silgueiros between 350 and 400 meters in altitude. The vine is managed within an integrated protection program, and the application of herbicides is prohibited. Weed control is carried out with soil mobilization. The harvest is manual, when these reach the optimum point of ripeness, in the 2nd half of September. The harvest is done in small boxes of 10kg.

Vinification: These wines are obtained after fermentation at controlled temperature in order to preserve all their aromatic elegance, in wooden vats and stainless steel vats for 20 days. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels and then ages for 18 months in order to enhance its structure and complexity.

Winemaker: Hugo Chaves

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