O Produtor, tasting note published in September 13th 2021
Monumental, there is no better word to describe this vintage. Roundness in all aspects of the wine: elegance, freshness and great acidity that gives very fine layers surprisingly detectable on the nose and on the first sip. Colore 2019 celebrates my 20th anniversary as a winemaker. It has been a great journey since 2000, full of satisfactions and now with this vintage finally closing the circle. My wines in the beginning were looking for structure and concentration, in 2009 I realised that 'elegance' should have been the main driver. In 2019 I did it!
After the first selection in the vineyards, a second selection takes place in the winery before destemming.
At this stage, the berries were gently pressed and placed in open barrels, with extreme attention paid to keeping each plot and plot separate from one another. Fermentation is conducted by indigenous yeasts. After fermentation, the wine is moved to new barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place. Each plot is aged separately for almost 20 months before the final blend is decided upon.
