Quinta das Camélias – Garrafeira
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DENTIFICATION
Name: Quinta das Camélias Garrafeira Red Wine 2012 Denomination of Origin: Regional Terras do Dão Producer: Jaime de Almeida Barros
QUALITY FACTORS
Climate: Mediterranean
Soil: Predominantly schist with granite outcrops Casta: Touriga-Nacional, Alfrocheiro and Tinta-Roriz
WINE TECHNOLOGY
Type of Plantation: Density from 3500 to 4000 feet per hectare Type of Pruning: Double cord, Single cord and Guyot
Driving Type: Upward vertical monoplane Yield per hectare (ton / h): 5 ton. of grapes per hectare
ENOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY
Type: Classic with skin maceration
Fermentation: With controlled temperature up to 26ºC for 10 days
INTERNSHIP
12 months in French and American oak average toast
ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS
Purchased volume – 13.5% vol.
Total Acidity – 5.54g / dm3 Reducing Sugars – 1.1 g / dm3 Total Dry Extract – 29.4g / dm3 pH – 3.56
CONSERVATION
Bottles in cardboard boxes should be stored unopened in a clean and airy place under normal conditions of temperature and humidity. For a short period of storage it is not necessary to place the inverted boxes.
Serving Temperature – 16-18ºC
The farm where this wine was produced, called Quinta das Camélias, is located in Sabugosa, 15 km from the center of Viseu. It has a total area of 22ha, of which 15 are planted with vines, where the Touriga-Nacional caste occupies about 60% of the total, with the remainder being composed of Tinta-Roriz, Alfrocheiro and Jaen and a small portion of Syrah.
TEST RESULTS
The Garrafeira Quinta das Camélias represents the testimony of the expression of the Terroir and the personality of Dão in a unique wine. Elaborated from the harmony of the Touriga-Nacional, Alfrocheiro and Tinta-Roriz varieties produced and vinified in our Quinta, this wine represents a milestone of the Dão’s enigmatic wines. It has a deep grenada color, a very complex and improved aroma, revealing notes of plum and ripe blackberry with light raisins, dried fruits and fine spices of cinnamon and cloves married to soft balsamic notes. It is demonstrated with well designed volume, very balanced and harmonious, with silky and firm tannins. Reveals high fineness and exquisite bouquet with long persistence. It should be consumed at 16º-18º to accompany dishes of red meats and strong cheeses.
