IDENTIFICATION
BRAND: QUINTA DA PRELADA
REGION: Douro
TYPE OF WINE: Douro DOC Red
PRODUCER: Quinta da Prelada
YEAR: 2015
TASTING NOTE
COLOUR: Almost opaque garnet, heavy and typical of the Alicante Bouschet variety.
AROMA: Notes of green grass or pine forest.
FLAVORS: Velvety with very well-integrated tannins.
TEMPERATURE: 16 / 18 ºC.
OENOLOGY
HARVEST DATE: September 30, 2015.
VINIFICATION: Fermentation in stainless steel vats with controlled temperature, and prolonged skin maceration.
AGING: 12-month aging in 500 American and French oak barrels.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL: 14% vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.5 g/dm3
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 0.6 g/dm3
pH: 3.56
VINEYARD
SOIL: Schist.
CLIMATE: Mediterranean.
VARIETIES: Alicante Bouschet.
VINEYARD AGE: 15 years.
PRODUCTION: 4000 bottles
VITICULTURE TECHNICIAN: Rui Magalhães.
