17,11€
approx. £14.20
/100 Wine Spectator
/20 Revista de Vinhos
O Produtor, tasting note published in May 25th 2019
Color: Intense ruby. Flavors: concentrated with hints of vanilla and rich in ripe fruit. Tasting: In the mouth it presents a lot of structure, elegance, and the tannins of the wood well involved with the fruit of the wine. End of mouth: Intense and persistent end of tasting.
The grapes are hand-picked. The must fermented in stainless steel vats at a temperature of 26-27ºC with prolonged maceration of the skins after total destemming. Bottled after 18 months of aging in new (30%) and used (70%) French oak barrels. Then ages in bottle before being released to the market.
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 102034
Companhia Agrícola do Sanguinhal (CAS) was established by Abel Pereira da Fonseca in 1926 to administrate the estates that he owned in the region of Bombarral since the beginning of the century, still belonging to the same family.
He planted his first stand-alone vineyards (i.e. vines with no other fruit tree in between) aligned and wired, which was considered very innovating at the time, as there were no tractors. Vineyards were divided into plots, each planted with one sole variety (which was also new at the time). He introduced new varieties. In a separate plot at Quinta do Sanguinhal, he planted 30 different varieties to study their adaptability.
The company has undergone modernization over the past few years: vines were re-established based on traditional varieties as well as new varieties to meet market demand; wine-making and bottling facilities have experienced major investments at technological and equipment levels. The traditional ageing in French and American oak is nonetheless still used.
Companhia Agricola do Sanguinhal, Lda.
Quinta das Cerejeiras
Apartado 5
2544-909 Bombarral
