Cabo da Roca Centenary Vines Bairrada 2014

Bairrada - DOC

Products Type of bottle

Bottle - 750 ml.
Bottle - 750 ml.
Bordeaux

First year of production - 2014

Vine 24 km from the Atlantic coast at 88m altitude - Cordinhã - 96 years old / 2 ton. 9,260 plants per hectare, orientation: N-S.

Driving system - Traditional bush “cup”.

Harvest in the 4th week of September, 100% harvest by hand.

2014
Red wine
  • Baga N
  • Bical B
  • Maria Gomes B
Bairrada - DOC
  • Limestone
Aging for 24 months in used French oak barrels.
The grapes are partially de-stemmed (30%) and crushed directly into a press, 3 days of cold maceration; 12 days of alcoholic fermentation with temperature control, gentle treading twice a day. Malolactic fermentation in new French oak barrels.
Red fruits, with hints of bush, vegetables and balsamic, wood nuances and spices.
Complex with pencil shavings and balsamic notes in a firm and very elegant structure.
Pata negra, pasta cheese (Serra da Estrela), game stew and Bairrada suckling pig.
AGING POTENTIAL - 20 years
Colour
Deep ruby
Alcohol
12.5000
Residual sugar
2.3000
pH
3.6400
Acidity
5.8600
Temperature
18
Consuming
2017 until 2037

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