Olho De Mocho Branco

Description

Olho de Mocho Region: Alentejo Sub‑region: Vidigueira Viticulture: Catarina Vieira | Amândio Cruz Enology: Catarina Vieira | Pedro Ribeiro Climate: Typically Mediterranean, in the Vidigueira wine‑growing area where the climatic conditions are the most temperate in Alentejo, providing an ideal microclimate for producing high‑quality wines. Soil: Low‑yielding, granitic and schistaceous, with great pedologic potential for vine culture and for obtaining excellent wines. The Antão Vaz grape is grown on an old vine, on a plot with a slight eastward exposure and with rows oriented north‑south. Analytical parameters: Total acidity: 5.90 g/L Volatile acidity: 0.36 g/L Residual sugars: 1.00 g/L pH: 3.10 Vinification: Hand‑harvested in 12‑kg crates during the night of 16 August. After 24 hours of cold skin maceration, fermentation took place in 500‑L French oak barrels and cement tanks for 13 days at controlled temperature. At the end of fermentation, the wine was subjected to daily lees stirring. Stage: Nine months in cement tanks and French oak barrels. Awards 92/100 – Wine Enthusiast – 2018 Harvest 90/100 – Robert Parker – August 2019 – 2018 Harvest 17/20 – Revista Vinho – Grandes Escolhas – 2017 Harvest 90/100 – Wine Enthusiast – February 2019 – 2017 Harvest Gold Tambuladeira at the “Concurso Caixa Agrícola 2016” – 2014 Harvest 17/20 – Julia Harding | Jancis Robinson – 2014 Harvest SKU: 104476‑1