Wine & Soul Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas
Wine Description
This wine is a field blend of more than 30 indigenous grape varieties. Havested in September, the grapes were foot trodden in granite lagares during all the fermentation process. The aging and malolactic fermentation was developed in French oak barriques during 20 months.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Douro DOC
Vineyard name
The Quinta da Manoella vineyard
Vineyard size
63 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
990-1,320 feet
Vines/acre:
2,400
Yield/acre:
0.8 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1900
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2009
Bottles produced of this wine:
3,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
Field Blend
Fermentation container:
Granite Lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 °F
Maceration technique:
Foot-trodden
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
20 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Total SO2
78
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.65
Acidity:
5.7 g/L
Alcohol:
14.7 %
Dry extract:
33.6 g/L
Total SO2
78
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L
Wine Production
The harvest was planned for the third week of September in perfect weather conditions. All grapes previously selected and de-stemmed were foot trodden in stone lagares during all the fermentation process ( 10 days). The aging was developed in french oak barriques during 20 months.
About the Vineyard
Very old vineyard with 107 years old which has a field blend of more than 30 different indigenous grape varieties.
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