José de Sousa Mayor Red

Classification: Regional Alentejano
Year: 2016
Grape Varieties: Grand Noir (52%), Trincadeira (32%) and Aragonez (16%)
Type of soil: Slate

Wine production: 9.100 litres
Date of Bottling: October 2018
Ageing: New French oak wood casks for a period of 9 months. It was bottled without being filtered.
Winemaker: Domingos Soares Franco

Tasting Notes

Colour: Red with brown shades.
Aroma: Dates, clay, talha, wood.
Palate: Clay,dates, tannins, wood,wine with good structure.
Finish: Long.

Analysis

Alcohol: 13,8%
Total Acidity: 5,48 gr/l as tartaric acid.
pH: 3,42

Shelf life: More than 10 years after bottling

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