♦SAUVIGNON BLANC 2017♦
DOMINGOS SOARES FRANCO PRIVATE COLLECTION
V.R. PENÍNSULA SETÚBAL
Domingos Soares Franco is the younger brother in the sixth generation of the family that has run José Maria da Fonseca since its foundation in 1834. As both Vice-
President and senior winemaker of the company, Domingos has become a prominent figure in the field of Portuguese winegrowing.
He was the first Portuguese national to graduate in Fermentation Sciences
(Viticulture and Enology) from the University of California in Davis, USA. This
achievement is important in the influence it has had on his view of vines and wines:
although intending to maintain the distinctive features of Portuguese wines he is
constantly looking to the future, seeking innovation whenever possible.
Labelled “Domingos Soares Franco Private Collection”, these are all varietal wines. With the same enthusiasm and passion with which he has developed his latest experiences, he presents again the Colecção
Privada Sauvignon Blanc with 15% of Verdejo..
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
1,6
CLAY-LIME
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
9,100
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2016
APRIL
♦ VARIETIES ♦
SAUVIGNON BLANC
VERDEJO
♦ ANALYSIS ♦
12.3
ALCOHOL
5.9
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
2.81
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
-/-
DRINK WHILE YOUNG
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Yellow chaff.
AROMA
Fruity, green asparagus, grass, litchis, passion fruit.
PALATE
Fruity , good and present acidity, elegant.
FINISH
Long.
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Fermented must in stainless steel at 16ºC.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
Should be served at 10/11ºC.
