APELIDO Red 2021

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TERROIR
Vineyards planted in schistose and silt-loam soil near the city of Estremoz, in Alentejo. The climate is continental Mediterranean with a thermal amplitude that ranges between warm days and cold nights during the grapes’ maturation period.
 
TASTING NOTES
Color: Intense Rubi
Nose: Good aromatic concentration, black fruit notes and a vegetal touch.
Mouth: Serious wine with texture, smooth and silky tannins, fresh with a long and luscious ending.
 
VINIFICATION
Hand harvest in the end of September, extended maceration and stainless-steel fermentation. Bottled 10 months after harvest to keep its youth.
 
FOOD PAIRING
Highly gastronomic wine to drink at 16ºC with spiced meat.
The perfect combination – late summer afternoons with grilled top sirloin.
 
GRAPE VARIETIES
Touriga Franca, Aragonez, Trincadeira and Touriga Nacional 
 
CHEMICAL ANALISYS
Alchool: 13,5%
pH: 3,61
Total Acidity: 5 g/L

PRODUCER
Miguel Barroso Viegas Louro

PRODUCTION
4000 Bottles

ROBERT PARKER WINE ADVOCATE
2022 
APELIDO Red 2020 | 87 POINTS