VERO FINE DRY RED WINE

Assemblage

Production Region: Vale dos Vinhedos – Bento Gonçalves

Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon 50%; Cabernet Franc 35% and Merlot 15%.

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 matures in stainless steel tanks until blending.

Organoleptic Characteristics

  Appearance: Wine with a beautiful reddish-purple color.

Aroma: Intense and complex at first with notes of red berries, black plums, dried black figs, bittersweet chocolate, coffee, toast, vanilla and spices.

Palate: Structured, full-bodied, with soft and ripe tannins, a sweet finish, and a persistent and pleasant aftertaste. A wine with characteristics of the Vale dos Vinhedos terroir.

Aging: In French 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 grilled meats, barbecue, roast suckling pig, roast goat, pasta with spicier sauces, aged cheeses, etc.

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

Analytical Characteristics:

• Alcohol: 12.5% ​​by volume.