Alentejo, Portugal
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
Amoreira da Torre - Paulo Sendin
Quinta da Amoreira da Torre Grande Reserva
Alicante Bouschet 100%
- 750ml
- 15%
- 2016
- Red
- Dry
- Organic
- Vegan
- Style
- Ripe & round
- Dark berries
- Dried fruit
- Pairs with
- Asian cuisine
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Lamb
- Pork
- Spicy food
- Veal
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Asian cuisine
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Lamb
- Pork
- Spicy food
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Granite, Limestone
- Terroir:
- The Climate is Mediterranean with same continental, specially in summer. The Soil is Mediterranean pardo with same granite.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 24 months
- Winemaker:
- Paulo Sendin
The grapes are harvested and picked by hand. Only the healthy grapes, with the best aroma are selected and used for these wine. The alcoholic fermentation is made in inox deposit, the malolactic is made in in French oak Allier 300 litter barrels, the wine stays the barrels for 30 months stage until bottling. After bottling, the wine ages for about 10 months in the bottle before being marketed.
Meet the wine maker
Paulo SendinAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Portugal
- Region/Subregion:
- Alentejo/Évora
- Classification:
- IGP
- Certification:
- Organic, Vegan
- Grape:
- Alicante Bouschet 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2016
- Color:
- Dark and very well structured
- Aroma:
- Opulent aroma dark fruit, plums, raisins in compote, same spice chocolate, eucalyptus and bergamot.
- Taste:
- Strong acidity and long finish. Dark and very well structured, soft in mouth, combining the touches of fruit and compote and the ageing in wood in a harmonious manner.
- Alcohol content:
- 15%
- Sugar content:
- 0.6 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.9 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.54
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 16 - 18 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 5 - 20 years
Meet the winemakers behind Quinta da Amoreira da Torre Grande Reserva
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Founding year
- 2001
- Farming area
- 18 ha
- Production
- 60 000 b/y
Quinta da Amoreira da Torre is located in Montemor o Novo, in the Alentejo, Portugal. Viticulture at Amoreira da Torre endeavours to respect the quality and authenticity of the vines and grapes as much as possible, with artisanal practices and balanced yields per hectare. Winemaking is pure, based on our indigenous yeasts and without correcting the musts. The low Ph and high acidity of our grapes help to stabilise the wines and reduce the use of sulphur dioxide creating wines that we like and express the grapes much more than the winery
Meet Amoreira da Torre - Paulo Sendin