Joao Portugal Ramos - Vina de Sao Lazaro 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Joao Portugal Ramos
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejano
Varietal	Touriga Nacional
Vintage	2020
Sku	129609
Size	750ml

Joao Portugal Ramos Description

Production area/appellation: Alentejo DOC
Vineyard name: Vinha de São Lázaro
Vineyard size: 1.5 ha
Soil composition: clay, limestone
Elevation: 1230 feet
Bottles produced of this wine: 6, 412
Average Wine Age: 21 years
Varietal composition: 100% Touriga Nacional
Fermentation container: Traditional shallow open marble troughs known as
"lagares"
Maceration technique: Post-fermentative maceration
Length of maceration: 12 days days
Malolactic fermentation: full
Fining agent: animal based
Size of aging container: 225 l
Type of oak: new French oak barrels
Total SO2: 84 mg/L
Alcohol: 14%
pH level: 3.54
Residual sugar: 0.7 g/L
Acidity: 4.5 g/L
J Portugal Ramos Vinha de São Lázaro 2020
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
A single-vineyard wine, Vinha de São Lázaro owes its name to the small 13th century chapel
located in the vineyard that is dedicated to Saint Lazarus, protector of the sick and needy.
Vinha de São Lázaro is a 1.5 hectare plot of Touriga Nacional, planted around the walls of
Estremoz Castle on a south-facing slope with clay-limestone soil. João Portugal Ramos says: "As
an agronomist, I am always vey curious to see the behaviour of a wine from a particular
vineyard, planted in a particular soil. The so-called single vineyard wines."
The bunches are carefully de-stemmed and pass by a sorting table for an optimum selection of
the berries. The grapes are then gently crushed before going to traditional shallow open marble
troughs known as "lagares", where they are foot trodden. Alcoholic fermentation is finished in
stainless steel tanks, followed by 12 days post-fermentative maceration. Then, the wine ages in
new French oak half barrels for a period of 12 months.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Aromas of fully ripe dark fruit with a touch of vegetal and truffles. The fruit is rich and
voluminous on the palate, with soft tannins and a long, toasty finish.
F O O D P A I R I N G
Touriga Nacional is a great pairing for any meat dish. In this particular wine, as it is very delicate
and full bodied, it is ideal with a lamb tagine, or any variety of matured meats.
V I N E Y A R D & P R O D U C T I O N I N F O
W I N E M A K I N G & A G I N G
A N A LY T I C A L D A TA
P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E
Estate owned by: Gestvinus
Winemaker: João Portugal Ramos
Estate founded: 1724
Winery production: 6, 412 Bottles
Country: Portugal