Herdade dos Outeiros Altos 2021 Red

Jorge Cardoso and Fernanda Rodrigues were colleagues in Vila Real, where they studied agronomy and became enchanted by viticulture during their tours of the Douro. After a few years, they decided to look for the perfect place for their family wine production project. Jorge, born in Lisbon, and Fernanda, from the Douro, had no connection with the Alentejo, except for their appreciation of the region's wines. They pooled their savings and set off in search of land in Alto Alentejo, and it was love at first sight when they found Herdade dos Outeiros Altos.

Vinification
The harvest took place in mid-September. During this period, several maturation checks were carried out every week, selecting the plots suitable for harvesting according to the optimal state of maturation of the grapes, within the same variety and the same vineyard plot. The grapes from the pre-selected plots were hand-picked and immediately transported to the cellar in 12 kg boxes.
In the cellar, the grapes of the selected varieties were vinified together in stainless steel vats, after being destemmed and lightly crushed. Fermentation took place at controlled temperature, followed by skin maceration. 70% of the lot, aged for 10 months in French oak barrels of 225l and 300 liters.

Analytical Parameters
Alcohol: 14.1%
Ph: 3.67
Total Acidity: 5.3

Certification: Organic Wine / Vegan Wine

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