Fine dry red wine Alicante Bouschet Bergamo

Alicante Bouschet was created by crossing Petit Bouschet and Grenache grapes.

Get ready: You're about to taste a full-bodied, tannic, persistent red wine with notes of ripe red and black fruits.

Production Region: Vale dos Vinhedos – Bento Gonçalves

Composition: Alicante Bouschet 100%.

Vineyards: Owned, cultivated with certified seedlings, with a maximum production of 7 tons/ha. Phenolic maturation is controlled to obtain the highest sugar content, soft and ripe tannins.

The harvest is done manually and selectively.

Climatic Characteristics : Cold winters , pleasant springs, hot summers with cool nights; this temperature range has given these vintages structured and complex wines.

Winemaking: Wines made with selected grapes. After destemming, selected yeast was added to initiate fermentation at a temperature between 24 and 28 ºC. During fermentation, pump-overs were performed gently. Skin separation was carried out after a week of maceration, when the tannins and anthocyanins were already dissolved in the wine. It was left for a month on the fine lees to achieve greater complexity and structure, where malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously. It then matured in stainless steel tanks until aging in oak barrels.

Organoleptic Characteristics

• Appearance: Wine with a beautiful, intense red color.

 Aroma: Complex aroma with notes reminiscent of spices, such as cinnamon and black pepper, possibly presenting smoky, vanilla and chocolate touches if aged in oak barrels.

 Palate: Structured, full-bodied, pronounced tannins.

Aging: In French and American oak barrels for 12 months, followed by 12 months in the cellars for bouquet development.

Estimated storage life: We suggest 4 to 6 years after bottling if stored horizontally, away from light and at a temperature between 13 and 15 ^° C.

Pairing : Goes well with picanha, ossobuco, wild boar, and red meats with a good fat content.

Serving temperature: It displays its best characteristics between 16 and 18°C.

Analytical Characteristics:

Alcohol: 12.1%.