♦ BASTARDINHO DE AZEITÃO 40 YEARS ♦
IGP PENÍNSULA DE SETÚBAL
A rare wine, unique in aroma and palate, produced
thirty years ago from the red grape, Bastardo (Trousseau).
This wine comes from the vineyards south of the Tagus River, which were
abandoned by the company in 1983. Since then, Bastardinho has no longer been
produced.
♦ VINTAGE INFORMATION ♦
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
-/-
CLAY-LIME
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
-/-
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2011
JUNE
♦ GRAPE VARIETIES ♦
100
BASTARDO (TROUSSEAU)
♦ ANALYSES ♦
18.5
ALCOHOL
7.4
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.3
pH
219
RESIDUAL SUGAR
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
-/-
INDERTEMINABLE
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Dark topaz with red and greenish tints
AROMA
Hazelnuts, dried fruit, mint and spices
PALATE
Round, fruity with balanced acidity
FINISH
Long
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Fermentation halted by addition of brandy, with full skin contact for 5 months.
♦ AGING ♦
In used oak casks. No bottle aging is required due to its barrel maturation.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
As an aperitif or as a dessert wine at a temperature of 16ºC.
