Fitapreta A Trincadeira nao e tao Preta

YEAR: 2018

IDENTITY: Trincadeira preta (sin. Tinta Amarela) is a local grape varietal, with likely origin in south of Portugal. Out of fashion, unloved, it still represents the 2nd biggest planted area in the region. Thin skinned, fragile, when it rains, it tends to burst and rot, when it is too hot, it tends to raisen. Being very hard to find the right picking time. This “Trincadeira is not that black” was picked at the possible moment, and vinified with minium interventon to show all of its pure potential. The result? A fresh breeze from the past that has been lost, but actually has ben here all the time.

ALCOHOL: 14,0%

DENOMINATION: Vinho Regional Alentejano

VITICULTURE: All our grapes come from the highest quality vineyards of the Alentejo region, south of Portugal. The agriculture is sustainable, the production is controlled and quality is improved by removing secondary branches and pruning bunches. The vineyards are grown on very poor soil of schist or granite origin, naturally producing very concentrated grapes. The aromatic profile is further enhanced by cultural practices such as defoliation, dawning and weeding of green curls.

VINIFICATION: The grapes are selectively hand-picked into small boxes of 40kg, then hand sorted, mushed and moved to tanks without the use of pumps. Minimum intervention vinification.