O Produtor, tasting note published in May 27th 2019
An elegant and delicate wine with classic notes of cherry, cherry and cedar on a smoked background. In the mouth it is dry, alive and with a light toast. Very long and balanced, with persistent salt notes that give it great freshness.
Castes and soils: An original bet in a classic French caste, planted in half-slope, in clay-limestone soils, about 5 km from the Atlantic Coast and at an average altitude of 90 m. Climate: Strong Atlantic influence, with summers of moderate temperatures. The presence of the Serra de Sintra, leads to the formation of fog and the maintenance of high relative humidity. VINIFICATION: Harvest in early September. This wine comes from a careful vinification by the classic process of “tanning”, with partial desengace. The resulting must was fermented in stainless steel tanks with temperature control (26-28 ° C) for 12 days. 30% of the batch was aged in French oak barrels for 20 months in the mythical Regional Wine Cellar of Colares
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 104240
Infinitude
Like a life, a wine is also the visible result of an infinity of events. It is a living work, never finished, always evolving. This is how the wines were born in Quinta da Azenha in Colares, in the vineyards of the Osorio family of Vasconcelos Jardim Gonçalves. This is a family project, fruit of the desire to give continuity to the memory of generations producing wine with roots in Madeira and Douro. And that now extends to the millennial region of Colares, one of the oldest in Portugal, whose origin goes back to 1255, when D. Afonso III started the first vines from France. Cultivated in the recovery of the Sintra mountain range, the Pinot Noir and Merlot castes find a microclimate protected from the Atlantic winds, with dewy mornings and mist-tempered summers. Planted in “hard ground” soil, they are harvested separately and the grapes are carefully vinified by the classic “tanning” process. The stage is followed in small oak barrels in the mythical Colares Cooperative Winery. The result is dry, delicate wines with salty notes. Full of complexity and freshness, with great potential for bottle aging. An elegant invitation to celebrate, enjoy or simply contemplate on a multitude of occasions.
