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Castelão and Aragonez for a Portougal rosè wine

From Alentejo Region, in the South of Portugal, where there is the city of Évora. classified by Unesco as a World Heritage site, a perfect wine for aperitif

by Ernesto Vania

Enoforum is a commercial company created in the end of 2004 by a group of grape-growers and its wineries from Alentejo Region, a prestigious wine Region in the South of Portugal.
The head office of Enoforum it’s located in the charming city of Évora – classified by Unesco as a World Heritage site – in the heart of Alentejo Region.

DOC ALENTEJO - Alente Rosè
Grapes: Castelão and Aragonez
Castelão is very popular in most of the Alentejo. This variety is also known as Periquita. Bunches are very small and their grapes are also small with a black-bluish colour and an uncoloured pulp.
Aragonez is a traditional variety from the Alentejo, where it has been used to improve the vineyards. It’s also known as Tempranillo in Spain and Tinta Roriz in other Portuguese regions. Presents medium-sized bunches with small black-bluish grapes.

The winemaking process started with rigorous selection of the grapes from the two grape varieties. The grapes were totally destemmed and undergo skin maceration until the time comes to decide on the colour. After pressing, fermentation took place in stainless steel vats with a controlled temperature of 14-15ºC. The wine was centrifuged and cold stabilised before being filtered
and bottled.

Description: a nice pink in colour, and an aroma of red fruits suggesting strawberries, raspberries and cherries. It has a rich, fruity flavour and is complex and elegant. The finish is intense but smooth, and impressively persistent.

Matches:
Ideal as an aperitif and it is the perfect accompaniment for salads, grilled and baked fish, seafood, sushi, pasta dishes, pizzas and white meats.

Estate and bottled by:
Enoforum
Apartado 2154, 7001-901 Évora, Portugal
www.enoforumwines.com

by Ernesto Vania
05 April 2010 Teatro Naturale International n. 4 Year 2

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