Cabeças do Reguengo Respiro Altitude 2019 White

Three centennial Vineyard field blend. The main one located at 675 meters hight; 3/4 of it fermented at low temperature.

 

Year total rainfall at Cabeças do Reguengo - 690 litres/m²

Autumn and Winter mild and rainy. Hot March with little rain. Cool and rainy April, May and part of June fresh and wet. Precocious budding. May and part of June fresh and moisten. July and August were hot but not too much.

 

Hand-picked harvest at 3th September. Grapes crushed, pressed, and must decanted with sulphur addition.

 

Natural and cool fermentation and ageing for 9 months in very old oak barrels (225/500 litres). Bottled at 28 April 2020. No malolactic.

 

Acidity: 5,8 g/l

Volatile: 0,42 g/l

Sugar: 0,9 gr/l

SO₂ Total: 94 mg/l

Alcohol: 12,8%Vol.

pH 3,37