Red Wine

José Maria da Fonseca

Hexagon 2017, 75cl

Península de Setúbal

José Maria da Fonseca

The Hexagon is made up of six grape varieties — Touriga Franca (30%), Touriga Nacional (20%), Syrah (20%), Trincadeira (14%), Tinto Cão (10%) and Tannat (6%) — which give the wine a unique complexity, an intense ruby color, and a dense, closed aroma. It is a red wine with very well-integrated tannins and a long finish.

This is the “top-of-the-line” wine from José Maria da Fonseca, created by winemaker Domingos Soares Franco, who has always aspired to produce a great Portuguese wine at an international level. From this limited production, about 8500 liters were made. Delicious after decanting, it pairs well with game dishes and cheese, and is a wine with great aging potential.

Winemaking: The grapes are crushed in a stainless steel lagar and fermented at 27°C for about 6 days. The alcoholic fermentation finishes in oak casks, where the wine rests on fine lees for 3 months, with regular bâtonnage. After the first racking, the wine returns to the same casks. At the end of aging, a final racking is carried out before bottling, without filtration or stabilization.

Aging: The wine aged for 8 months in new half-pipes of French oak.

Chemical parameters:
Total acidity: 5.8 g/L
pH: 3.55

Awards

95/100 – Wine Enthusiast (vintage 2015)
94/100 – Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate (vintage 2015)
“Best Wines of 2019” – Vinhos Grandes Escolhas (vintage 2014)
94/100 – Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate (vintage 2009)
18/20 – Wine Magazine (vintage 2008)
17.5/20 – Wine Review (vintage 2008)

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

José Maria da Fonseca

A family business with almost two centuries of history, and one that has known how to stay up-to-date without ever sitting back on its laurels. José Maria da Fonseca has been making wines since 1834, resulting from the shared passion of a family that has known how to preserve and project the memory and the prestige of its founder. Well aware of the responsibility of being the oldest producer of table wine and Setúbal Moscatel in Portugal, José Maria da Fonseca follows a philosophy of permanent development, constantly investing in research and production, combining the latest techniques with traditional know-how. An example of this is the José de Sousa Rosado Fernandes Winery, at Reguengos de Monsaraz, Alentejo, where the Roman tradition of clay pot fermentation is maintained alongside the latest technology.

Continuing to invest in benchmark products at international level, always produced to the highest standard, José Maria da Fonseca has contributed decisively to the promotion and prestige of national wines. The nearly 650 hectares of vineyards and a winery equipped with the latest technology, which competes with the best in the world, produce wines that combine the experience gathered throughout its history with the most advanced winemaking techniques.

In addition to all these resources, what most characterizes the work at José Maria da Fonseca is a great passion for the art of winemaking. It is this passion capable of generating emotions that José Maria da Fonseca shares with consumers every time they try one of the company’s wines.

Address

José Maria da Fonseca – Comercial Vinhos, Lda.

Quinta da Bassaqueira – Estrada Nacional 10 2925-542 Vila Nogueira de Azeitão
Setúbal
Portugal