Domingos Red Wine

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.


VINTAGE INFORMATION

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.


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