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José Piteira - Vinho de Talha Tinto

  • Producer: Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e Alvito
  • Winemaker: Luís Morgado Leão
  • Place of Origin: Portugal, Alentejo-Vidigueira
  • Appellation: DOC Alentejo
  • Style&Type: Red Vinho de Talha (Traditional Amphora wine)
  • Grape varieties: Moreto
  • Body: Medium+
  • ABV: 13.5%
  • Vintage: 2018
  • Drinking window: 2023-2031
  • Bottle Size: 750 ml
  • Closure Type: Cork
  • Total production: 3000 bottles

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Vineyard Information

Location: Vidigueira

Soil: sandy, rocky, alluvial soils with some schist near the river Guadiana

Trellising System: bush vines

Year the vines were planted: from 30- to 80-year-old ungrafted vines

Agricultural method: IPM

Winemaking process

Harvest date: September

Harvest method: Manual

Type of Yeasts used: Indigenous

Fermentation vessel: amphora

Fermentation temperature: ambient

Malolactic fermentation: Yes

Maturation Vessel: amphora

Maturation period: 2 months

Skin contact duration: 90 days

Natural Filtration

Noteworthy Ratings

18pts from : Revista de Vinhos and Vinho Grandes Escolhas