VERDELHO 2021
DOMINGOS SOARES FRANCO PRIVATE COLLECTION
V.R. PENÍNSULA SETÚBAL
Domingos Soares Franco is the younger brother in the sixth generation of the family that has run José Maria da Fonseca since its foundation in 1834. As both Vice-
President and senior winemaker of the company, Domingos has become a prominent figure in the field of Portuguese winegrowing.
He was the first Portuguese national to graduate in Fermentation Sciences
(Viticulture and Enology) from the University of California in Davis, USA. This
achievement is important in the influence it has had on his view of vines and wines:
although intending to maintain the distinctive features of Portuguese wines he is
constantly looking to the future, seeking innovation whenever possible.
With the same enthusiasm and passion with which he has developed his latest
enological experiences, he presents again the Colecção Privada Verdelho 2012
much in the style of what he has tasted in his trips to Australia.
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
2,2
CLAY-LIME
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
11,300
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2021
DECEMBER
♦ VARIETIES ♦
100
VERDELHO
♦ ANALYSIS ♦
12.5
ALCOHOL
5.6
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.46
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
-/-
DRINK WHILE YOUNG
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Yellow citrus.
AROMA
Fresh, lantanas and exotic fruits
PALATE
Exotic fruits, green tea, fresh and long
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Fermented must in stainless steel at 16ºC.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
Should be served at 8ºC.
