Quinta de Chocapalha - Tinto 2019 (750ml)

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Producer	Quinta de Chocapalha
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Varietal	Blend
Vintage	2019
Sku	107005
Size	750ml
ABV	14.00%

Quinta de Chocapalha Description

Vineyard name: Quinta de Chocapalha
Vineyard size: 75
Soil composition: Calcareous and Clay
Training method: Guyot
Elevation: 660 feet
Vines/acre: 1600
Yield/acre: 1.6 tons
Exposure: Various
Harvest time: September
Bottles produced of this wine: 15,960
Varietal composition: 40% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 15% Tinta
Roriz, 10% Castelão, 10% Alicante Bouschet
Fermentation container: Lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation: 12 days
Fermentation temperature: 79 °F
Maceration technique: Punchdown and Pumpovers
Length of maceration: 10 days
Malolactic fermentation: Yes
Type of aging container: Barriques
Type of oak: French
Length of aging before bottling: 18 months
Length of bottle aging: 1 year
Total SO2: 119 mg/L
Alcohol: 14%
pH level: 3.67
Residual sugar: 0.9 g/L
Acidity: 5.72 g/L
Dry extract: 33.3 g/L
Chocapalha Red 2019
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
Quinta de Chocapalha Tinto is a blend of indigenous Portuguese varietals sourced from 16th
century vineyards 28 miles northwest of Lisbon. Fermented in traditional granite lagares and
stainless steel, the wine is then refined for 18 months in French oak barriques.
The grapes, which were previously de-stemmed, went through a pre-fermenting maceration at
low temperatures for 12 hours. Fermentation took place in lagares with successive pressings by
machine and in stainless steel vats for 10 days, not exceeding 27ºC. The aging and malolactic
fermentation occurred for 18 months in used French oak barriques.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Deep violet in color with a powerful bouquet of ripe black fruit, spice and rose, this tinto is
elegant on the palate with soft tannins and vibrant acidity leading to a long and expressive
finish.
F O O D P A I R I N G
Pairs well with portabella mushroom burgers or spicy beef stirfry
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: Alice and Paulo Tavares
da Silva
Winemaker: Sandra Tavares da Silva
Total acreage under vine: 110
Estate founded: 1855
Winery production: 15,960 Bottles
Region: VR Lisboa
Country: Portugal