QUINTA DE CAMARATE 2017
RED WINE
V.R. PENÍNSULA DE SETÚBAL
Located in Azeitão, near Setúbal, Quinta de Camarate was acquired by António Soares Franco Jr. in 1914 and is now property of Domingos Soares Franco, one of the owners of José Maria da Fonseca. Quinta de Camarate has an area of 120 hectares, 39 of which are covered with vines. The remainder of the land are grazed by sheep which produce the famous Azeitão cheese. The vines of Quinta de Camarate are planted on lime and clay soil sheltered by the Arrábida hills.
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA♦
-/-
CLAY-LIME
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
21.000
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2020
OCTOBER
♦ GRAPE VARIETIES ♦
62
TOURIGA NACIONAL
22
CASTELÃO
10
ARAGONÊS
6
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
♦ ANALYSES ♦
13.5
ALCOHOL
5.1
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.6
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
8 YEARS
AFTER BOTTLING
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Ruby
AROMA
Black cherry, ripe blackberries and prune that are complemented with subtle cinnamon and tobacco.
PALATE
Wine that praises the characteristics of the grape varieties widely integrated with each other. Wild blackberries and prunes. Deep, structured with tannins from the grape already softened by time.
FINISH
Medium.
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Full skin contact at 28ºC.
♦ AGING ♦
No oak ageing.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
At a temperature of 14ºC as an accompaniment to game and cheese.
