Cara Metade Colheita 2012, Douro DOC

Cara Metade Colheita is only produced in special years.

It's a wine of ruby colour with an intense aroma of ripe fruits and firm, a lively acidity and tamed tannins that give it a persistant and elegant finish.

In order to ensure its highest quality, this wine wasn't cold stabilized and natural sediments might be visible.

Therefore it must be carefully decanted.

Technical Sheet:

DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN – Douro

SUB-REGION – Cima Corgo and Douro Supérieur

SAID PLACES – Quinta do Cabeço and Quinta dos Vinhais

VINEYARD AGE – 20 years

LANDSCAPING – Two rows “Patamares” (platforms) and “Vinha ao Alto” (vertical planting)

SOIL – Schist

GRAPE VARIETIES – Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Sousão

TECHNICAL DATA:

Alcohol by Volume: 14,08%

Acidity: 6,70 g/L

PH: 3,65

Residual Sugar: 5,3 g/L

VINIFICATION PROCESS:

The grapes are collected, judiciously selected and carefully transported in 25kg bins before being crushed. The must and the pomace are fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature for 15 days.

WINE AGING:

In french oak barrels for 6 months and then bottle-aged for a period of 3 more months.