Esporão Private Selection Red

Integrated Production (certified)

An extremely dry year, with rainfall concentrated between December and February. The period from March to August was hotter than average, resulting in an early vintage. With these higher temperatures during the growing season, most grapes were picked in very ripe conditions resulting in rich wines with body and depth.

Soil Type:

Granite/schist rock with clay/loam soil.

Average age of vines:

20 years old

Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Syrah.

Hand picked by variety, fruit selected on sorting table, destemming and crushing, fermentation with temperature control in small open tanks with foot treading ( 22ºC – 25ºC), basket pressing, malolactic fermentation in new french oak barrels.

18 months barrel maturation and 18 months bottle maturation, prior to bottle release.

Winemakers: David Baverstock and Luís Patrão.

Color: Deep dense red colour.

Aroma: Intense aromas of ripe red berry fruits with smokey notes.

Palate: Dense, compact palate with firm tannins, well structured, finishing long and with good persistence.

Sizes: 750 ml

Bottling: June 2011

Alcohol/Volume: 14 %

Total Acidity: 6.41 g/l

PH: 3.48

Reducing Sugar: 2 g/l

2014, Essência do Vinho – 17.5 points

2011, Shanghai International Wine Challenge – Silver