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Paço dos Infantes Touriga Nacional
Red

ORIGIN: Alentejo, the sub-region of Vidigueira.

VARIETIES: 100% Touriga Nacional.

HARVEST: Manual harvest for 12kg boxes, held in September 2018.

VINIFICATION: Manual selection on a vibrating sorting table, followed by destemming and light crushing. Cold pre-fermentative maceration for 48 hours. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with controlled temperature. After pressing, the wine is racking to 500L french oak barrels, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation and ages for another 10 months.

WINEMAKERS: Ricardo Xarepe Silva | António Selas

HARMONIZATION: Accompanies with meat and fish dishes of traditional Portuguese cuisine, hunting dishes, mushroom risotto and cheeses with intense flavor. The ideal service temperature is between 16ºC and 17ºC.

Tasting Notes Deep ruby color. Aroma dominated by fruit, ripe cherry and fresh plum, in perfect balance with light toasted notes from the wooden stage. The fine and wellpolished tannin gives rise to a structured and velvety mouthfeel, marked by elegance. Long and juicy finish. Alcohol Content (% vol :): 14.6%

Production
Bottling- October 2020

Logistic information
Capacity: 75cl | 150cl
Box – 6 bottles 75cl
Contains sulfites