IDENTIFICATION
BRAND: QUINTA DA PRELADA
REGION: Douro
TYPE OF WINE: Douro DOC Red.
PRODUCER: Samuel Magalhães e Silva, Heirs.
YEAR: 2014
TASTING NOTE
COLOR: Ruby with hints of violet.
AROMA: Ripe red fruit with floral notes.
FLAVORS: Balanced acidity and smooth tannins.
TEMPERATURE: 14ºc to 18ºc.
ACCOMPANIMENT: Light meats and cheeses.
OENOLOGY
HARVEST DATE: 2013/09.
VINIFICATION: In foot-treading presses.
AGEING: 12 months in French and American oak barrels.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL: 13.5% vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.10 gr/l (tartaric acid)
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 4.8 g/l
PH: 3.60
VINEYARD
SOIL: Schist.
CLIMATE: Cold and rainy winter, hot dry summer.
VARIETIES: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Roriz.
VINEYARD AGE: 30 years.
PRODUCTION: 3000
VITICULTURE TECHNICIAN: Rui Magalhães.
