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Trincadeira, Herdade do Esporão - 2018

Name: Trincadeira, Herdade do Esporão
Brand: Herdade do Esporão
SKU: 10558
Price: 10.96 USD
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Item # 10558 750mL

The Trincadeira grape (known as Tinta Amarela up north in the Douro) is a dark-skinned grape variety native to the country. This is hand-harvested from 45 year old vines planted in a mix of granite, schist and clay soils. Fermented in concrete tanks and then aged a further 6 months before bottling. Unoaked. Herdade do Esporão is a large estate dedicated not only to viticulture but intent on the cultivation of olive trees and cork oak forests. Together they have around 40 grape varieties planted and are among the most innovative, larger estates in the south of the country.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

Portugal

Region

Alentejo

Producer

Herdade do Esporão

Grape Variety

Trincadeira

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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