Product details
The grape varieties chosen on the Estate (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot) benefit from the natural conditions to allow a slow and balanced maturation. The Merlot, the first grape variety to be harvested, benefited from a slow maturity and was in perfect condition for winemaking. The Petit Verdot, a variety which is slower to ripen, is normally harvested before the Cabernet Sauvignon. As for the Cabernet Sauvignon, its harvest took place when its small black bunches of grapes had good phenolic maturity, good acidity and the required alcohol potential. The primary fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature (25°C), followed by a period of ‘cuvaison' (skin maceration post-fermentation) of one week. The solids were separated out, and a 17-month maturation in 225 litre capacity new French Allier oak barrels followed. After bottling the Palacio de Bacalhôa 2008 matured in the estate's cellars until it was ready for sale 12 months later.
Grape Varieties:
Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot,Petit Verdot
Tasting Notes:
Of very deep red colour, it is powerful and very concentrated on the nose, with strong notes of red fruits, combined with nuances of coffee, mint and dried fruits, all with a full, complex, fresh and elegant structure.
Store and Serve Advices:
Serving temperature at 16-18°C.
Food Pairing:
Red meat and game.
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards:
. 18,5 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas;
. 18 points in Revista de Vinhos;
. Gold medal Mundus Vini 2015 (Other vintages);
. Commended Decanter World Wine Awards 2015 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 (Other vintages);
. Bronze medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 (Other vintages);
. Commended International Wine Challenge 2012 (Other vintages).
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