RIPANÇO 2021
RED WINE
V.R. ALENTEJANO
José Maria da Fonseca just released the Ripanço, a wine from the Alentejo region, produced in the José de Sousa winery in Reguengos de Monsaraz. The name of this wine Ripanço, represents a technique that we use in very small percentage which dates to roman times and was traditionally used in southern Portugal for manually destemming the grapes using a table, ripanço table, with wooden rods. Although we use this technique in a very small percentage, is enough to obtain a very soft and elegant wine without the harsh tannins of the stems.
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♦ REGION ♦
ALENTEJO
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
-/-
GRANITIC
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
30.000
WINE PRODUCTION
♦BOTTLING♦
♦ GRAPE VARIETIES ♦
32
ARAGONÊS
28
TRINCADEIRA
25
SYRAH
15
ALICANTE BOUSCHET
♦ ANALYSES ♦
13.0
ALCOHOL
5.8
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.5
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
5 YEARS
DATE OF BOTTLING
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOUR
Ruby
AROMA
Very present minerality with the presence of licorice
PALATE
Integrated wood present, round, soft, with very smooth tannins
FINISH
Persistent
♦ AGEING ♦
6 Months in french and american new oak
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
Should be served at a temperature of 16ºC, with red meat or cheese
