Great Reserve Red Cottas

Great Reserve Red Cottas

Type
DOC DOURO Red
Grape Varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão and Sousão
Grape Origin
The grapes came from our owned vineyards located in Cima Corgo.
Vinification
The harvest is manually to boxes of 25 kg. The grapes are selected, de-stemmed and crushed at the cellar entrance. A controlled temperature fermentation process follows. After the alcoholic fermentation it follows the natural malolactic fermentation, keeping the wine at about 20ºC.
Ageing
In new french oak 225 liters barrels where it remains about 18 months.
Tasting notes
A wine with lots of color, opaque, with great aromatic intensity dominated by blackberries, blackberry jelly, rosemary and floral notes of Touriga Nacional all in a fruit of very good quality. The taste is pleasantly strong with a juicy acidity and tannins well framed. An intense red wine, powerful and elegant at the same time.
Analysis
Alcohol:14% vol
pH: 3,48
Total acidity: 5,4 g/L
Residual sugar: 0,8 g/L
Enology
Manuel Vieira

GREAT RESERVE RED COTTAS