Vale de Lobos Red DOC TEJO

TYPE: Red wine

CLASSIFICATION: D.O.C. do Tejo

VARIETIES: Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira and Aragonez

TYPE OF SOIL: Calcarious-Clay

CLIMATE: Dry Mediterranean

WINEMAKING: The grape was well developed, reaching a balanced acidity. It was then introduced to the wine process and went through fermentation with temperature control (24-26ºC) with their skins, seeds, and pulp in order to extract colour and tannins. The wine aged 5 months in oak barrels. Afterwards it was filtered through sands and plaque filters.

TASTING: Very elegant and attractive wine with velvety tannins, perfumed nose with notes of red wild fruits and  vanilla flavour from barrel aging. It is a soft, full-bodied wine with a persistent final. It must be opened one hour before serving at temperatures from 16º to 18ºC. Best matched with spicy dishes, tradicional Portuguese dishes, pasta and red meat or all sorts of strong cheese.

ALCOHOL : 14% vol.