Red Wine

Pêra-Grave

Reserve 2019, 75cl

Regional Alentejano

Pêra-Grave

This red wine has a very distinct mouthfeel, comparable to wines in much higher price brackets. Made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga Nacional, and Syrah, it presents well-structured tannins with a certain rusticity and austerity. It is a wine to savor slowly, with strong personality and firm aromas.

Pêra-Grave Reserva is born in Alentejo, Évora, at Quinta São José de Peramanca.

Vinification: After 48 hours of cold maceration to enhance the aromas, fermentation lasted 10 days at 24°C, with “délestage” to facilitate the extraction of color and tannins, which contribute to the body and mouthfeel. After malolactic fermentation, the wine aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels.

Winemaker: Nuno Cancela de Abreu.

Analysis: Total acidity 5.8 g/L, pH 3.56, Total Sugars 1.3 g/L.

Pairing: Pairs well with red meats or game.

Consumption: Ready for immediate consumption, but with the potential for aging over the next 10 years if stored under proper conditions.

Awards

Silver Medal – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2022 (vintage 2018)
Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 (vintage 2018)
Silver Medal – International Wine Challenge 2020 – United Kingdom (vintage 2017)
Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 – London (vintage 2016)
Silver Medal – XXI TASTING CONTEST “PRODEXPO” – Moscow 2019 (vintage 2015)

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Pêra Grave, Sociedade Agrícola Unipessoal Lda.

Quinta de São José de Peramanca is located five kilometers from Evora, on state highway 114. The large and traditional house, marked by baroque architecture, and the adjacent church of São José, helps the identification. With 34 acres, the greatest asset of the property is the manor house and its vineyard. As for the peculiar name of the “Peramanca”, it means “oscillating stone, unsafe”, it’s explained by the existence of large, oscillating granite stones in the region. Since Roman times and over the centuries, the surrounding area to the west of Evora was considered one of the most important quality wine producing regions, having the area become known as the “Land of Peramanca”, given the abundance of these swinging stones. In the late nineteenth century, the wines produced there won several medals in international competitions. However, by that time, the scourge of phylloxera has come to end up with wine cultivation almost everywhere in the country.