Visconde de Borba – Wine Cellar

Description

Year: 2020

Wine Category: Red

Classification: Wine Cellar – Controlled Origin Denomination Alentejo

Alcohol: 16% vol.

Available Formats: 0.75L

Grape Varieties: Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet

Vinification: This wine was born in an extraordinary and unique year in which the grapes were harvested by hand with great care and selectively. After the harvest, vinification was carried out according to the traditional method of treading in a wine press, followed by a period of maceration.

Aging: Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels followed by 12 months in the bottle.

Tasting Notes: It is a dark-coloured wine with some brownish nuances and an intense and complex aroma of ripe fruit well combined with wood, from which notes of chocolate, raisins and spices stand out. In the mouth it is a full, smooth and velvety wine with a prolonged aftertaste.

Suggestions: Ideal to accompany special meat dishes, cheeses and regional desserts. It should be served at a temperature of 18-20ºC.

Winemaker: Jorge Santos, Engineer