Sparkling wine

Adega

Grande Reserva 2016, 75cl

Alentejo

Adega

Harvest
Between August and September

Winegrowers
Rui Reguinga, Carlos Rodrigues and Bruno Pinto

Vinification
The grapes are picked at the ideal moment of ripeness. Hand-picked, they are taken to the winery where they are carefully selected, destemmed and crushed. After 24 hours of static cold settling, the must is racked and inoculated with selected yeasts, which carry out alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature of 15ºC for around two weeks. At the end of this first fermentation phase, the result is a wine that is the basis of sparkling wine, relatively neutral in terms of aroma and with a marked acidity. In the second phase, the “traditional” or “classic” method is used, which involves a second fermentation of the base wine inside the bottle. For around 2 months, the yeasts convert the sugar into alcohol and, as a result, release carbon dioxide, giving rise to the “perlage” (bubbles) of the sparkling wine. The sparkling wine then undergoes a process of autolysis and ageing for around 24 months in the cellar, ending with the removal of impurities (lees) by manual “riddling” and mechanical “disgorging”.

Production
2,000 bottles 75CL

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Adega Mayor

Adega Mayor extends over 350 hectares of holm oak forest, riverside galleries and agricultural fields. From the top of the panoramic terrace, one can see, on the horizon, the vineyards, the olive groves of the Herdade, Spain and the Portalegre Mountains. The art of good living is reinvented with a contemporary outlook.

Address

Herdade da Argamassas, 7370-171 Campo Maior, Portugal