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Colour A light brick red appearance |
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Bouquet delicate aromas of sweet cherries and strawberries with a subtle aroma of old barriques providing a superb rustic character. |
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Flavour On the palate pure primary fruit aromas come through, especially cherries, with a silky texture complemented by a rustic notes from the old barrels, lending the wine length, structure and a long, refreshing finish. |
Charme is all about elegance and balance, achieved by taking special attention to the smallest details during the entire wine-making process. Made in traditional stone lagares with 100% grape stems, Charme’s elegance is achieved using grapes from very old vineyards in Vale de Mendiz, on the banks of the Pinhão river.
60,00 €
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Grape: Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Soil Type | Schist
Winemaking
Malolactic Fermentation | In barriques
Fermentation | In granite lagares and barriques
Stage | 15 months in barriques
The viticultural year preceding the 2017 harvest was extremely hot and dry. Although rainfall in November was above average, December and January gave us well under half the average of a normal year. Spring 2017 also brought much less rainfall than usual. Apart from slightly cooler conditions in August, the months from April through to September were very warm with a few short heat waves and thunderstorms in July. At Vale de Mendiz harvest started on 24 August in various vineyards which provide fruit for the Charme. The weather conditions for harvesting were good and the fruit proved to be of excellent quality. The decision to harvest early helped us to avoid berry shrinkage which became a problem towards the end of the harvest. 100% whole bunches were lightly crushed into granite lagares where they were foot trodden. What is most important in this winemaking process is the length of time of the pre-fermentation maceration and the beginning of alcoholic fermentation, where extraction is very short but intense. The Charme initially undergoes fermentation in lagares and then concludes the process in barrels. Minimal racking and ageing in French oak barrels for 15 months finish off the winemaking process.
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