PAPO SECO RESERVA TINTO

WINE ID: Papo Seco Reserva Tinto 2018

Type of Wine: Red – Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) DOURO

Grape Varieties: Touriga Franca (75%), Touriga Nacional (25%)

Origin: Cima-Corgo Subregion

 

TECHNICAL DATA:

Altitude: 450 – 480 meters

Yield per Hectare: 4,5 tons on average

Training System: Double cordon

Planting Density: 3.800 – 4.500 vines / hectare

Type of Planting: Terraced slopes and hill descent rows

Vineyard Management: Douro traditional vineyard management. Integrated Pest Management

Nutrition: Organic matter, manure, and a few foliar applications. Extreme care in managing vegetation and leaf/fruit ratio

Climate: Annual and daily high thermal amplitude. Dry summer

Soil: Schistous

Harvest Period: 3rd week of September

Type of Harvest: 100% by hand, to 20 Kg box

Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and crushed. Fermentation takes place with very low mechanical action to preserve elegance. Two months post-fermentative maceration to increase longevity and reduce astringency

Fermentation Temperature: 23 – 24ºC

Fermentation Equipment: 50 hl stainless steel tanks

Aging: 0 hl stainless steel tanks and 500 liters “Seguin Moreau” French oak barrels

Alcohol Content (%V/V): 14,0

Aging Potential: 15 years

Pick Drinking Time: 2 – 15 years