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Gimenez Mendez Touriga Alta Reserva
Region:
Canelones, Uruguay
Grape Varietal:
100% Touriga
Tasting Notes:
A great challenge for GIMENEZ MENDEZ, to produce Touriga in Uruguay. The plants were brought from Douro region, Portugal. It is an intense Touriga, with a lot of body, that accompanies in a very pleasant way meals with a high fat content. Dark and bright purple color, impenetrable light, subtle presence of red and black fruits on the nose. Long pleasant finish. Unique experience of a beautiful specimen of this variety.
Hand harvest and hand selection, destemming and crushing . Pre fermentation maceration at low temperature during 6 days. Delicate and slow fermentation with selected yeast between 18 to 25 C during 12 to 15 days. Post maceration during 8 days. American and French oak aging during 9 months.
Total Acidity: 3.3 grs H2SO4/lt
Residual Sugar: 1.8 grs/lt
PH: 3.83
