PAPO SECO BRANCO DOC

WINE ID: Papo Seco Colheita Branco 2019

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

Grape Varieties: Viosinho (30%), Gouveio (30%), Arinto (20%), Rabigato (20%)

Origin: Cima-Corgo Subregion (50%), Baixo-Corgo Subregion(50%)

 

TECHNICAL DATA:

Altitude: 480 – 570 meters

Yield per Hectare: 4,5 tons on average

Training System: Double cordon, single and double Guyot

Planting Density: 4.000 – 6.000 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. Extremely dry year. No pressure of cryptogamic diseases such as mildew or powdery mildew

Soil: Schistous

Harvest Period: 1st week of August until 1st week of September

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

Vinification: Loading the press with whole grapes in an inert environment (nitrogen) to avoid oxidation. Pressing up to 0,4 bar. Static clarification by a cold for 48 hours. The final third of the fermentation in barrels of 500 liters

Fermentation Temperature: 16 – 20ºC

Fermentation Equipment: 50 hl Stainless steel tank, 500 liter “Seguin Moreau” barrels French oak and acacia tops

Aging: 50 hl stainless steel tanks and 500 liters of “Seguin Moreau” French oak barrels. Battonage until May

Alcohol Content (%V/V): 13,0

Aging Potential: 10 years

Pick Drinking Time: 1 – 8 years