Name: Doc Beira Interior red wine 2015 - Dona Carolina-

Denomination of Origin: Beira Interior

Produced and Bottled by: Quinta das Senhoras Lda. Marialva

Quality factors

Climate: Mediterranean

Soil: Granite to schist

Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Sousão

Viticultural technology

Type of planting: Density of 3500 to 4000 plants per hectare

Type of pruning: bilateral cordon

Type of trellising: vertical upward monoplane

Yield per hectare (tons/ha): 4 tons of grapes per hectare

Winemaking technology

Type: Classic with skin maceration in a press with foot treading.

Spontaneous fermentation. Maceration for 7 days.

Analytical parameters

Alcohol content: 12.8 % V/V

Volatile acidity: 0.63 g/L

Total acidity: 5.18 g/L

Dry extract: 31.3 g/L

Reducing sugars: 2.8 g/L

pH: 3.60

Organoleptic test

Appearance: Bright

Color: Concentrated ruby with terracota reflections

Aroma: Elegant with notes of black plum and cassis. It shows a high degree of finesse and aromatic harmony.

Flavour: Shows a round and balanced body with good expression of its structure and volume in the mouth, with a long and persistent finish.

finish.

Suitability

It should be served at a temperature of 16 to 18oC with red meat dishes and roasts. It is a wine that can be

kept for another 10 years.

Quantity

8000 L

Winemaker

Hélder Roque & Carlos Silva