Quinta de Ramozeiros Red 2012
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The Quinta de Ramozeiros Red 2012 is a very good example of the Ramozeiros lineage. It is an intense and deep ruby in colour, letting powerful notes of ripe fruit impress your nose, together with some esteva, (a typical endogenous plant). It has a strong complex body, where you sense the jammed fruit, the tannins being gradually more and more softened in the bottle, the oak already integrated, just slightly showing at the end. On the whole a beautiful promising and surprising wine day after day.
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TECHNICAL SHEET
- Region
- Douro Valley.
- Subregion
- Cima Corgo.
- Production Zone
- Vacalar-Armamar.
- Vineyard area
- 18Ha.
- Type of soil
- Schistose.
- Vineyard height
- 300/350m.
- Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca (40%), Touriga Nacional (30%), Tinta Barroca (10%), Tinta Roriz (10%), Sousão (10%).
- Vinification
- Total destemming, first fermentation in stone lagares, second fermentation in stainless steel vats.
- Production
- 37.000 bottles (750 ml).
- Ageing
- In French oak for 12 months.
- Bottling Date
- 17-21 July 2014.
- PH/CH analysis
- Alcohol 14,4%.
PH 3,66.
Total Acidity: 5,3 g/lt.
Residual Sugar: 1, gr./ dm3. - Ageing Curve
- We predict a very positive ageing process for the next 8/10 years.
- Cellar Favorable Conditions
- Humidity 70%, temperature !4º /16ºC.
- How to Serve
- Decant 1 hour prior to serving letting the wine breathe. Serve at 16º/18º C.
- Package
- 6x750ml card box.
HISTORY OF THIS WINE
The climate conditions of the year 2013-2014 were certainly a lot responsible for the harvest as it was. This was an atypical year with an average precipitation similar to previous years but differently distributed in time and on top of it there was unstability in what comes to temperature. January was not the coldest month neither August was the hottest, which means an undulating different weather curve. Despite all these natural variable conditions, we can´t complain about the obtained levels of sugar, acidity and phenolic compounds.
Also important to mention the great attention and care we put in all steps of the vineyard work, mostly done by hand, the care we have in selecting the grapes while harvesting, the care we have in respecting natural rythms and using environmentally friendly procedures.
