Encruzado Reserva 2016
This wine is born at 500 meters of altitude on the granite soils of the right bank of the D5o. These low yield vineyards are 30 years old and produce Premium quality grapes of the local variety Encruzado. The aim of this wine is to express its “terroir”: fresh, mineral and complex.
The VINTAGE
The spring of 2016 was quite cold and rainy. The summer was extremely dry and hot, and the rain appeared very timid in mid-September. These grapes were harvested manually on September 13 and the result is a wine full of texture, freshness and minerality.
Technical Sheet
REGION: D.O.C. DÃO
VINTAGE: 2016
VARIETY: ENCRUZADO (100%)
N° BOTTLES: 4000
PRODUCER: C20
CLIMATE: Cold Autunm and Winter with high humidity and fairly windy. Spring time weather is mild and the summer is hot and dry, with cool nights.
SOIL: Granitic, with a fair amount of clay and the surprising presence of pebble stones at the surface.
WINEMAKING: Fermented in French oak barrels (20% new, 80 % used), using only natural wild yeasts.
MATURATION: 10 months in the barrels, over the lees.
Bottled in July 2017, and maturing in the bottle ever since.
ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 13%
pH: 3,23
Total acidity: 7 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0,41 g/l
Residual sugar: 1,8 g/l
TASTING NOTES
Elegant and complex nose with dominance of the granite stone mineral notes. Hints of citrus fruits, flowers and thyme. Great freshness and elegance in the mouth. Full bodied with lingering after taste.
OTHER NOTES
Great ageing potential.
Store the bottles lying down in a cool place (15172C).
Drink at 11-122C and pair with fine food.