Description
Vineyard name: Vinha Mae
Vineyard size: 18
Soil composition: Calcareous and Clay
Training method: Guyot
Elevation: 660 feet
Vines/acre: 2000
Yield/acre: 1.2 tons
Exposure: South-North
Harvest time: September
Bottles produced of this wine: 5,400
Varietal composition: 40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz, 30% Syrah
Fermentation container: Lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation: 12 days
Fermentation temperature: 79 °F
Type of aging container: Barriques
Type of oak: French
Length of aging before bottling: 20 months
Total SO2: 142 mg/L
Alcohol: 14.5%
pH level: 3.54
Residual sugar: 0.7 g/L
Acidity: 6.3 g/L
Dry extract: 33.1 g/L
Chocapalha Vinha Mãe 2018
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
Vinha Mãe, the flagship red of the estate, translates to “The Mother Vine” in Portuguese and is a
testament to the strong yet soothing nature of the wine. Sourced from 27 year old vines and
fermented in traditional granite lagares with successive machine pressings, this wine is aged in
French oak barriques for 20 months.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Deep violet in color with deep concentration on the nose, boasting a rich perfume of ripe black
fruits and floral notes. Elegantly structured with rich tannins, Vinha Mãe has a wonderful
capacity for aging.
F O O D P A I R I N G
Pairs wonderfully with prime cuts of steak and roasted fingerling potatoes
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: Alice and Paulo Tavares
da Silva
Winemaker: Sandra Tavares da Silva
Total acreage under vine: 110
Estate founded: 1855
Winery production: 5,400 Bottles
Region: VR Lisboa
Country: Portugal
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