| WINE IDENTIFICATION: |
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Type of Wine: |
Red – Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) DOURO |
| IVDP DOC Approval Nr.: |
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| Grape Varieties: |
Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz |
| Vineyard Name: |
Selection of grapes from all CARM estates |
| Production Area: |
Almendra – Sub Region: Douro Superior
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| TECHNICAL NOTES |
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| First Year of Production: |
1999 |
| First Year of Vines Production: |
1966 |
| Altitude: |
125 – 400 meter |
| Yield per Hectare: |
3,5 tonnes in average |
| Training System: |
Cordon “Royat” and double “Guyot” |
| Planting Density: |
3.000 – 3.500 vines / hectare |
| Type of Planting: |
Hill descent rows and terraced slopes |
| Vineyard Management: |
Mechanized vineyard management, only sulphur powder and copper sulphate are used against cryptogamic diseases. Organic Farming – EC Controlo System Sativa PT/AB03 |
| Climate and Soil: |
Hot and dry, schistous argilous |
| Harvest Period: |
From the 2nd week of September until 2nd week of October |
| Type of Harvest: |
100% by hand to 250 Kg cases |
| Vinification: |
The grapes are crushed and destemmed; the juice is not cleaned and ferments for about 45 days |
| Fermentation Temperature: |
18-20 ºC |
| Fermentation Equipment: |
150 hl stainless steel tanks |
| Ageing: |
Stainless steel tanks and cold stabilization prior to the bottling. |
| Filtration: |
Sub micronic lenticular nominal 0,6 – 1,2 micron filter and sterile membrane 0,45 micron filter |
| Bottling Period: |
May 2005 |
| Alcohol Content (%V/V): |
13,80 |
| Total Acidity (g/L Tartaric Ac.): |
5,55 |
| pH: |
3,30 |
| Volatile Acidity (g/L Acetic Ac.): |
0,310 |
| Ageing Potential: |
Best before 2007 |
| Pick Drinking Time: |
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