Torre do Frade Viognier 2015 White
Wine Making:
Decanting : 48 hours at temperature of 8° C/46,4 F to 10° C / 50 F
Alcoholic fermentation: French Oak barrels os 225 L / 59, 44 G
Fermentation period: 15 days, Fermentation temperature:12°C/53,6 F to14°C/57,2 F
Maturation:
Aging period oak: 5 months (100% wine in barrels for the full period)
Type of wood: French Oak, 1st use
In bottle: 25th of March 2016
Production: 3000 bottles of 0,750 L and Tasting Notes
Analysis:
Total Acidity : 5,9 g/l
PH: 3,18
Total Sugar : 0,2 g/l
Properties
| Characteristics | |
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The Winery: Torre do Frade |
| Brand: Viognier 2015 | |
| Region: Alentejo | |
| Type: White | |
| Vintage: 2015 | |
| Alcoholic Level: 11.5% | |
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Grape Varieties: 100% Viognier |
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Winemaker: Paulo Laureano |
| Format: 75cl | |
| Tasting | |
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Nose: The first nose is tropical and very citric, you can feel the wood but the fruit is nice and fresh. |
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Mouth: In the mouth the wine has a sharp and delicate entrance, showing a great deepness in the midmouth, at this point one can feel the minerality, the fresh and green tropical fruit along with a crunchy feeling the end is long and fresh. |
| Serving Temperature: 13°C | |
| Goes well with: Goes well with seasoned/condimented slow cooked food. Perfect for fat fish grilled or oven cooked, it can also handles any source of grilled meat specially pork, lamb and beef. | |
