Monte Cascas Grande Reserva Douro Tinto 2015
Products Type of bottle
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Bottle - 750 ml.
- Bordeaux
First year of production - 2007
Vineyard A. 105km from the Atlantic coast at 240m altitude with 88 years / 1.5 ton. 5,500 plants per hectare. Vine B. 98km from the Atlantic coast at 180m altitude with 62 years/2 ton. 9,000 plants per hectare.
Driving system - Vineyard A. Traditional driving “in a cup” Vineyard B. Cordão Royat.
Harvest in the 4th week of September, 100% harvest by hand.
2015
Red wine
- Old Vines
Douro - DOC
- Schist
18 months in French oak barrels.
The grapes are de-stemmed and crushed directly into the vat, 3 days of cold maceration; alcoholic fermentation starts at 12ºC and ends at 32ºC, malolactic fermentation in French oak.
Very complex with notes of blackberries, cereals, wood and minerals integrated with dark chocolate.
Well-integrated ripe tannins with intense aromas in a mineral and persistent finish.
Pata negra, cured cheese, game stew and sausages.
AGING POTENTIAL - 10 years
- Colour
- Deep ruby
- Alcohol
- 14.0000
- Residual sugar
- 0.6000
- pH
- 3.5300
- Acidity
- 5.2000
- Temperature
- 17
- Consuming
- 2018 to 2028
