Monte Cascas Reserva Reserva Regional Alentejano Tinto 2016

Products Type of bottle

Bottle - 750 ml.: Burgundy

Description:

First year of production - 2007

Vineyard A. 120km from the Atlantic coast at 150m altitude. Vineyard aged 9 years/7 ton, 3,800 plants per hectare, N-S oriented undulating plain. Vine B. 175km from the Atlantic coast at 700m altitude. Vine with 28 years/5 ton, 3,800 plants per hectare, NE-SW oriented with 5% inclination to N-S oriented.

Driving system - royat cord.

Harvesting vineyard A. 3rd week of September vineyard and B. 4th week of September, 100% manual harvest

Wine Maker:

Casca Wines

Year:

2016

Category:

Red wine

Grape Varieties:

Alicante Bouschet N
Aragonez N
Trincadeira N

Territory:

Alentejano - IGP

Soils:

Limestone
Granite

Ageing:

12 months in French oak barrels of 1, 2 and 3 years.

Vinification:

The grapes are de-stemmed and crushed directly into the vat, 3 days of cold maceration; alcoholic fermentation at 24ºC to preserve the fruit; Malolactic fermentation in new French oak barrels ( 40 % )

Aroma:

Complex, with notes of red fruits, coffee, chocolate and wet earth notes.

Taste:

Fresh and tasty with red fruit standing out. Firm, persistent and with an earthy character, typical of the cool areas of Alentejo.

Gastronomy:

Strong cheeses, game, sausages and ham.

Notes:

AGING POTENTIAL - 8 years

Properties: