QUINTA DAS CAMÉLIAS – RESERVA
INFORMATION
IDENTIFICATION
Name: Quinta das Camélias Reserva 2012 red wine
Designation of Origin: Regional Terras do Dão
Producer: Jaime de Almeida Barros
QUALITY FACTORS
Climate: Mediterranean
Soil: Predominantly schistose with granitic outcrops
Grape variety: Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro and Tinta Roriz
VITICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
Planting Type: Density of 3500 to 4000 feet per hectare
Pruning Type: Double Cordon, Single Cordon and Guyot
Type of Conduction: Vertical ascending monoplane
Yield per hectare (t/ha): 5 tons of grapes per hectare
ENOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY
Type: Classic with pellicular maceration
Fermentation: With controlled temperature up to 28ºC for 8 days
AGEING
6 months in French and American oak medium toast
ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS
Alcohol content: 13.8% v/v
Volatile acidity: 0.67 g/L
Total acidity: 5.63 g/L
Dry extract: 31.5 g/L
Reducing sugars: 1.1 g/L
pH: 3.68
ORGANOLEPTIC TASTE
Appearance: Shiny
Colour: Deep red with purple reflections
Aroma: very delicate with good presence of black plum notes, bergamot and violet, married with tones of fine vanilla, cocoa and spices.
Taste: full and round in the mouth, with a good presence of silky grape and oak tannins that give it personality and distinction.
SPECIFICATIONS
It should be served between 16ºC and 18ºC, with red meat and roasts. It is a wine that can be kept for 20 years.
Quantity: 30,000 bottles