Graciema Tannat Reserve Wine - Cavalleri Winery

Fine dry red wine Tannat Graciema

Production Region: Vale dos Vinhedos – Bento Gonçalves - RS

Grape Composition: 100% Tannat.

Harvest/Winemaking: The harvest was done manually, in small boxes with a capacity of 17kg. Careful and delicate destemming to remove the stems without breaking them or tearing the skins. Traditional fermentation, with pump-overs four times a day and maceration for one week.

After this alcoholic fermentation was complete, the wine was transferred to another tank, where malolactic fermentation took place.

Tasting

Appearance : Ruby-colored wine with a violet hue.

Aroma and taste : With aromatic complexity, notes such as red fruits, blackcurrant and raspberry.

Palate : A full-bodied wine with powerful yet pleasant tannins that linger long, revealing the perfect phenolic maturation of the grapes.

Aging: In tanks. After bottling, it remained maturing in the cellars for 8 to 10 months.

Estimated storage potential: Can be stored for more than 2 years after bottling, if kept in a climate-controlled cellar with a constant temperature of 14º to 16º Celsius.

Food Pairing Guidelines: Pairs well with dishes such as lamb, red meats with stronger seasonings, cod, and aged hard cheeses like Parmesan, goat cheese, and cured Minas cheese.

Serving temperature : Between 16 and 18°C. Decanting is recommended after 2 years in the bottle.

Analytical Characteristics :

Alcohol : 12.3% by volume.