Company Name:Dos Vinhos Messias S.A.

VintageCurrent Vintage 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionPortugal

Type of VineBlend

AppellationPorto

ClassificationD.O.C. 

Alcohol Percentage20 %

Sugar Rate51+ g/l 

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:Touriga Nacional 30%, Tinta Roriz 50% and Tinto Cão 20%

Soil:Schistose

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:Mediterranean climate, with very dry summer.

Date of Harvest:Second half of September

Type of Harvest:Hand picking

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Classical maceration. Fermentation interrupted adding wine brandy.

Temperature:25º C to 28º C

Length:3 days

Malolactic:No malolactic

Barrel

Age of Barrel:Old barrels with 10 years of average

Type of Wood:Oak

Level of Toast:Medium

Aging Time:More than 10 years

Percentage of New Barrel:Zero

Bottle

Aging Potential:Long

Cork Size:38 mm

Cork Material:Nartural cork

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3.60

Extract:127.7 g/l

Method of Fining / Collage:Egg albumin

Total Acidity:3.79 g/l (tartaric acid)

Volatile Acidity:0.42 g/l (acetic acid)

Total SO2:0.025 g/l