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Product information "Quinta Vale Dona Maria Douro Tinto 2012"

The Quinta Vale Dona Maria Douro Tinto is a sensation! A very elegant and fresh wine, with great colour - violet, dark red and purple. It has a wonderful concentration of dark fruit aromas, black cherries and plums, as well as soft aromatic fruity notes. Great balance in harmony with the acidity. Intense and velvety with finesse and elegance, which is so classic for this wine.

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Treatment in the cellar

The grapes for Quinta Vale Dona Maria Douro Red come from the oldest vineyards of the estate, which are 60 years old on average and cover a wide range of more than 40 different traditional grape varieties. Varieties include Tinta Amarela, Rufete, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Francisca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Sousão and many more. After the harvest, all the grapes are crushed with the feet in the traditional "lagares" for one to three days before they are put into different barrels for seven to ten days for fermentation, with temperatures ranging from 22° to 27° C.
The wine is then transferred for malolactic fermentation in 225 l and 300 l barrels made of new French Allier oak. All wines are then carefully aged in barriques (75% new and 25% old French oak) for 21 months, keeping all the different fermentation processes completely separate, until the desired cuvée is blended one month before bottling.

Properties "Quinta Vale Dona Maria Douro Tinto 2012"
Alcohol % Vol: 15.2
acidity [g/l]: 5.1
acidity level: low
age restriction: from 16 years
body / style: full bodied
bottle closure: cork
bottle size [liter]: 0,75
classification: D.O.C.
country of origin: Portugal
distributor: Quinta do Vale Dona Maria, P-4150-380 Porto
grape varietals: Diverse Rebsorten, Rufete, Sousão, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional
optimal drinking window (under ideal storage conditions): 2022
pH value: 3.66
residual sugar: 1.1
single varietal / blend: blend
type of bottling: Bottle
vinification and maturation: Barrique
vintage: 2012
wine colour: red
wine region: Douro
wine style: dry
wine type: Red wine

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