Esporao Vinha das Palmeiras 2015 Alicante Bouschet

€ 34.50

A red wine with a deep red color and violet hues. Intense and lively nose with dominant ripe black fruit, such as blackberry and cassis, balsamic aromas and soft spicy notes from oak barrel ageing. Concentrated, with ripe tannins that are well integrated, which, along with its acidity, offer a good volume, body and freshness. Persistent finish dominated by ripe fruit aromas, A wine with aging potential.

The Alicante Bouschet is one of the 4 monocépages of Esporão. Elected in 2013 as Best of Portugal. They are true collector's items with a gigantic rich and extensive taste pallet

Food pairing

Excellent wine for hearty meals with red grilled or roast meat and cheese dishes

Grapes : 100% Alicante Bouschet

Fermentation with controlled temperatures (28 ºC) in small stainless steel tanks. 12 months in a 5,000-litre, French oak vat, followed by 24 months in the bottle.

2015 presented the ideal conditions for this grape variety maturation. A dry winter followed by above average temperatures in spring and summer, gave rise to an early start to the harvest. Although temperatures continued to be high, there was no extreme heat during the vintage, and the dry conditions were excellent for fruit quality, producing wines with intense, persistent, aromatic fruit.

Alcohol content

14,5%

pH: 3.54

Store & Serve

A wine with a great aging potential, ideal to drink between 2020-2035. Serve at 16-18 ° C