Company Name:JOOPY WWB Comércio de Bebidas S.A.

Vintage2001 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionPortugal, Alentejo

ClassificationD.O.C. 

Alcohol Percentage14 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Rating(s)

Wine Spectator:
(0-100)86

Contest(s)

Mondial de Bruxelles Belqique:
(2006)Gold

Wine Masters Challenge:
(2006)Gold

Vinalies Internationales:
(2005)Silver

General

Tasting Notes:SEAL of APPROVAL at the 2006 DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS. Rated BRONZE Medal by Robert Joseph in Wine Buyer's Guide 2006. Rated 84 points by João Afonso in Anuário de Vinhos 2006. "Medium-bodied, with pretty red cherry, spice and meaty-plummy flavors. Broadly textured with some espresso and raisiny notes on the finish." in Wine Spectator - Jul 2004.

Packing and Packaging

Case Size:6

Number of Cases per Palette:92

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:Aragonês, Castelão, Trincadeira

Type of Harvest:Manual

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:After the manual harvesting, the grapes are de-stemmed and crushed. The fermentation takes place at at a controlled temperature of 28ºC. During fermentation the maceration is carried out by means of a process of periodic pumping over. Tanning lasts about 8 days. Following alcoholoic fermentation, there is a malolactic fermentation. The wine is matured in tanks for 1 year and the best lot is then matured in oak.

Barrel

Type of Wood:half- Portuguese and French oak

Aging Time:8 to 12 months (oak) + 1 year (bottle)

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

Total Acidity:5,6 g/l

Volatile Acidity:0,65 g/l

Total SO2:90 mg/l