DOMINGOS TOURIGA NACIONAL & SYRAH 2011
RED WINE
V.R. PENÍNSULA DE 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.
This status is not derived solely from his connection to this prestigious Vila Nogueira de Azeitão company, but also from the fact that Domingos Soares Franco was the first Portuguese to graduate in Fermentation Sciences 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: while intent on maintaining the distinctive features of Portuguese wines he is constantly looking to the future, seeking innovation wherever possible.
♦ REGION ♦

SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
-/-
SANDY SOIL
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
12,500
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2012
SEPTEMBER
♦ GRAPE VARIETIES ♦
60
TOURIGA NACIONAL
40
SYRAH
♦ ANALYSES ♦
13.2
ALCOHOL
5.0
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.77
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
9 YEARS
AFTER BOTTLING
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Dark ruby
AROMA
Violets, cassis, raspberries and vanilla
PALATE
Fruity with soft tannins
FINISH
Medium
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Fermentation is carried out with full skin contact at a temperature of 28ºC.
♦ AGING ♦
270 days in French and American oak with medium toast.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
Should be decanted and served with game and cheese at a temperature of 14/16ºC.