Casal de Ermeiro Reserve Red Wine DOC 2011

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This blend Casa D’ Ermeiro Reserve Red Wine 2011 comes from the extreme northeast of Portugal, a wine region located in the north of Portugal. The Trás-os-Montes Wine Region reveals itself between hills and pronounced valleys over a large area. This is a unique Region with special characteristics, where the cultivation of vineyards and the production of wine in this region has a secular origin, which is intrinsically marked in its rocks, since throughout the region there are several mills dug in the rock of Roman origin and Pre-Roman. Across the region the scene changes rapidly, between lush green valleys, or ancient hills covered with patchwork of woods, or green-gray olive groves, extensive bright green vineyards, or flowering almond trees and other fruit trees. A region where people and culture. The existence of old vines with centuries-old grape varieties also marks in a very peculiar way the recognized quality of the wines of this region.

By the way, this Alentejo Red Wine, Alma da Ponte 2017 is a good example that we share here.

Casal de Ermeiro Reserve Red Wine DOC This blend Casal de Ermeiro Reserve Red Wine DOC 2011 is produced with a manual and selective harvesting process, with a weeding 2 months in advance, with the grapes transported in 20Kg boxes. after receiving the grapes, they are destemmed and crushed, followed by treading with your feet in a traditional wine press. Fermentation takes place with temperature control <20ºC, during this period that varies between 4 and 6 days, the blanket is watered several times a day. The reassembly programmed according to the state of ripeness of the grapes, and the type of wine to be obtained. After the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation was completed in stainless steel vats, the wine then aged for about 6 months in French oak barrels.

Finally, it is bottled without bonding and only with a safety filtration so that it can evolve in the bottle, subject to creating a slight deposit over the years.

Tasting Notes: This Casal de Ermeiro Reserve Red Wine DOC has an intense aroma of red fruits and slight notes of spices and oak, already in the mouth it has a full-bodied palate, with good structure, smooth and with a persistent taste.

Grapes/varietes: Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela.

Harmonization: The Casal D 'Ermeiro Reserva DOC Ideal 2011 red wine is ideal to accompany red meat dishes, as well as all types of sausages, you can also accompany dishes of fatty fish and strong cheeses. It should be served at a temperature between 16 and 18ºC, open the bottle about an hour before, if necessary, pass it to a decanter in order to air the wine a little to enhance its organoleptic characteristics.

Serving temperature is:  served at a temperature between 16 and 18ºC

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