HEXAGON WHITE 2015
WHITE WINE
V.R. PENÍNSULA DE SETÚBAL
Hexagon, José Maria da Fonseca´s Superpremiumwhite wine, is the pinnacle of all thework carried out in the vineyard and the cellar, and most importantly, a celebration of the “New World” concept, developed by the Winemaker Domingos Soares Franco, who has wanted to create an outstanding Portuguese wine in the best style and at an International level, for a very long time.
José Maria da Fonseca is the oldest and one of the most prestigious wineries in Portugal, producing table wines, Port and Setubal Moscatel. The Soares Franco family owns José Maria da Fonseca and has been involved in the wine business for almost 200 years. With over 650 hectares of land under vine in our main wine regions: Península de Setúbal, Alentejo and Douro, José Maria Fonseca also boasts Portugal’s largest winery, with capacity to produce 6.5 million litres of wine in a totally computerised operation.
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
1.1
SANDY AND CLAY
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
2,600
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2015
DECEMBER
♦ GRAPES ♦
22
ALVARINHO
7
VERDELHO
36
VIOSINHO
35
ANTÃO VAZ
♦ ANALYSES ♦
12.4
ALCOHOL
5.0
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.13
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
6 YEARS
AFTER BOTTLING
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
light yellow.
AROMA
honeysuckle, banana, melon, very soft oak. Elegant nose with some complexity
PALATE
Fruity, good acidity, balanced, elegant and full
FINISH
Medium.
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Partially fermented in second year old casks.
♦ AGING ♦
Partially, 3 months in 2 year old french casks.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
Serve at a temperature of 11ºC and consumed at 13ºC with fish and seafood.
