Description
Production area/appellation: DOURO DOC
Vineyard size: 375
Soil composition: Schist
Training method: Guyot and Royat cord unilateral
Elevation: 495-1,650 feet
Vines/acre: 1,200-2,000
Yield/acre: 1.2 tons
Exposure: Northern / Northeastern
Harvest time: September-October
First vintage of this wine: 2007
Bottles produced of this wine: 24000
Average Wine Age: 100
Varietal composition: Field blend from very old vines, mainly Touriga Nacional,
Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Sousão
Fermentation container: Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation: 6-9 days
Fermentation temperature: 82 °F
Maceration technique: Racking and Pumpovers
Length of maceration: 5 days
Malolactic fermentation: Yes
Type of aging container: Barriques and Barrels
Size of aging container: 225 L and 300 L
Age of aging container: New-One year
Type of oak: French
Length of aging before bottling: 12-18 months
Length of bottle aging: 6 months
Prefermentation technique: Cold maceration
Total SO2: 116 mg/L
Alcohol: 14.5%
pH level: 3.54
Residual sugar: 0.64 g/L
Acidity: 5.4 g/L
Dry extract: 33 g/L
Duorum Reserva Old Vines 2019
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
This wine is an old-vine field blend up to 100 years old consisting mainly of Touriga Nacional
and Touriga Franca with small quantities of Tinta Roriz and Sousão. The grapes are sourced
from the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior sub-regions, which offer exceptional terroir and a
range of elevations and vineyard characteristics. The grapes are harvested from September
to October and undergo a cold maceration in lagares for two to three days. The wine is
aged approximately 12 to 18 months in French oak barrels.
Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes originating from 100-year-old vines are carefully selected
and de-stemmed. Pre-fermentive maceration at low temperatures with machine treading in
stainless steel troughs takes place, following fermentation at controlled temperatures between
25ºC and 28ºC in stainless steel tanks. Pumpovers and delestage processes are then started in
order to obtain the best possible extraction through a careful selection limited to the chosen
constituents followed by a long post-fermentative maceration.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Deep red color. Concentrated, intense and complex aroma dominated by ripe black fruits,
blackberries, cassis, and gooseberry, also showing floral aromas of violet and exotic wood.
Aromas of spices result from elevage in the barrels. All these aspects contribute to
excellent aromatic complexity that will increase with time. Well balanced acidity with firm and
ripe tannins. These characteristics make it a full bodied and powerful wine with a long,
persistent finish.
F O O D P A I R I N G
Pair this wine with roasted pork dishes, aged salumi, and chorizo.
V I N E Y A R D & P R O D U C T I O N I N F O
W I N E M A K I N G & A G I N G
A N A LY T I C A L D A TA
P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E
Estate owned by: The holding Gestvinus
Winemaker: José Maria Soares Franco
Total acreage under vine: 375
Estate founded: 2007
Winery production: 24000 Bottles
Region: DOC Douro
Country: Portugal
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