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Passadouro
Touriga Franca

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    • Terroir

      Appellation
      Douro Doc - Sub-region of Cima Corgo
      Rio Pinhão Valley

      Vineyard description
      Altitude: 150 mts
      Age: 30 years
      Soil: Schist
      Plantation system: Patamares and vinha ao alto

    • Vinification

      All grapes were handpicked and trodden by foot in granite lagares. The fermentation lasted 8 days. The malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel vats and wooden barrels.

    • Grape varieties

      100% Touriga Franca

    • Maturing

      The wine was aged in wooden barrels for 14 months, with 55% in new French oak barrels.

    • Tasting notes

      This floral wine comes from a grape that's widely planted in the Douro although not often seen by itself. It has plenty of fine grained tannins as well as a perfumed character. Full of black fruits and with good acidity. Well integrated and strong oaky tannins.

    • Wine analyses

      Alcohol: 14%
      Total sugar: 0.6g/dm3
      Total Acidity: 5.6g/dm3
      pH: 3.64

    • Bottling date

      June 2020

    Passadouro Touriga Franca