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WHITE WINE FROM RED GRAPES PORTUGUESE TABLE WINE
FACTSHEET Production: This is the second edition of BRANCO DE TINTAS and it is only 1,300 bottles produced in the Alentejo in 2010, released in April 2012. Concept: The second edition of BRANCO DE TINTAS is a Portuguese white wine produced only from one local red skinned grape variety Castelão, handharvested from top quality vineyards from the southern Alentejo region. A clear juice is obtained by gently pressing the red grapes (in the same method used for producing white sparkling wines from black grapes) Totally barrel fermented and matured for 12 months in the same French oak barrels, the result is richy textured, intense and complex…simply stunning! Variety: The vineyard area of the local black grape Castelão has fallen sharply across the region. This edition of “White from Red” was produced to explore the potencial of Castelão for producing white wines. Alcohol: 13,5%Vol. Vineyard Management: Sustainable production methods are used. Yields are limited by green harvesting in July. Grapes are handpicked into small boxes at peak of maturity. Fruit selection occurs in the vineyard and again over a sorting table at the winery. Vinification: Grapes are whole cluster pressed at 10ºC, and the juice allowed to settle naturally before fermenting at 12ºC in 2nd and 3rd year oak barrels of 225L. Ageing of 12 months in barrel with weekly lees stirring. Vineyard management: David Booth Winemaking: António Maçanita
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Fita Preta Vinhos, Lda. Tapada da Ajuda n.º 84 1- D Inovisa - I.S.A. 1349-017 Lisboa - Portugal Tel: +351 213 147 297 | Fax: +351 213 643 018 | Telm: + 351 918 051 326 [email protected] | www.fitapreta.com
FACTSHEET Production: This is the second edition of BRANCO DE TINTAS and it is only 1,300 bottles produced in the Alentejo in 2010, released in April 2012. Concept: The second edition of BRANCO DE TINTAS is a Portuguese white wine produced only from one local red skinned grape variety Castelão, handharvested from top quality vineyards from the southern Alentejo region. A clear juice is obtained by gently pressing the red grapes (in the same method used for producing white sparkling wines from black grapes) Totally barrel fermented and matured for 12 months in the same French oak barrels, the result is richy textured, intense and complex…simply stunning! Variety: The vineyard area of the local black grape Castelão has fallen sharply across the region. This edition of “White from Red” was produced to explore the potencial of Castelão for producing white wines. Alcohol: 13,5%Vol. Vineyard Management: Sustainable production methods are used. Yields are limited by green harvesting in July. Grapes are handpicked into small boxes at peak of maturity. Fruit selection occurs in the vineyard and again over a sorting table at the winery. Vinification: Grapes are whole cluster pressed at 10ºC, and the juice allowed to settle naturally before fermenting at 12ºC in 2nd and 3rd year oak barrels of 225L. Ageing of 12 months in barrel with weekly lees stirring. Vineyard management: David Booth Winemaking: António Maçanita
OI DESGIN
Fita Preta Vinhos, Lda. Tapada da Ajuda n.º 84 1- D Inovisa - I.S.A. 1349-017 Lisboa - Portugal Tel: +351 213 147 297 | Fax: +351 213 643 018 | Telm: + 351 918 051 326 [email protected] | www.fitapreta.com
