Soito Encruzado Reserva 2016 White
Viticultural technology
Planting Type: density 3500 to 4000 feet per hectare
Type of Pruning: double cord, simple cordon and guyot
Yield per hectare (ton./ha): 5 ton of grapes per hectare
Vinification and Staging
Classic vinification. Partially in French oak barrels (46%). Fermentation with controlled temperature to 16ºC for 3 weeks. Staging partially in French oak barrels with batonnage for 6 months.
Analysis
Total Acidity: 6.06 (g/L)
Residual Sugar: 0.7 (g/L)
pH: 3.10
Properties
Characteristics | |
Quinta do Soito | |
Soito | |
Dão | |
White | |
2016 | |
13,5 % | |
100% Encruzado | |
Carlos Silva | |
75cl | |
Tasting | |
Clear, citrine straw colour with greenish reflections | |
Fresh and complex with notes of orange flower, pear and lime lined with the fragrances of vanilla. | |
In the mouth it reveals an elegant structure with good balance and harmony with long and persistent finish. | |
12ºC | |
Fish or seafood dishes and light white meat. | |
Evaluation | |
"Revista dos Vinhos - A Essência do Vinho" Magazine (Julho 2017) - 17 pts | |
Awards | |
Premium Gold Medal 2018 - Wines of Portugal Challenge |