Flor de S. José White Douro

Fine and complex

A wine of great freshness and elegance, with complex aromas and great balance

Factsheets

2022

Tasting notes

With a citrus color, the wine initially shows good floral, tropical mild, later evolving for some minerals, more discreet and elegant notes. Fine and complex with a good character of fruit, excellent balance between alcohol, acidity and fruit, and a very thin and long finish.

Type

Rabigato

Arinto

Gouveio

Specifications

Alcohol: 12,5% vol.
Total Acidity: 5,20 g/dm³
Volatile Acidity Fixed: 0,30 g/dm³
pH: 3,31

Denomination

Douro DOC

Soil

Shale

Harvest

Grapes are harvested by variety and plots in boxes of 20Kg, and put in cold at 5/6°C.

Vinification

After fully stalked, they are crushed. The must was subtly pressed and decanted until necessary limpidity. It fermented in a temperature around 16°C in vat during 3 weeks. The wine aged on the fine lees for about 6 months, after which it was submitted to coerce, filtered and bottled.

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