Meet the special edition of Cortes do Reguengo Sparkling Gouveio

October 5, 2024

 

The limited edition of 2000 bottles of Cortes do Reguengo Sparkling Gouveio 2017 has just arrived, with 60 months of aging.

 

TECHNICAL SHEET

ORIGIN: Pocinho, Douro Superior sub-region.

VARIETIES: Gouveio.

HARVEST: Manual harvest and transport in 14kg boxes.

VINIFICATION: Cooling the grapes in a cold room at 8ºC for 24 hours. Selection of grapes on a sorting table and placed directly in the pneumatic press. Followed by static decantation at 10ºC, and fermentation at controlled temperature in used French oak barrels. The second fermentation is carried out according to the classic method, fermenting in bottles where it ages in contact with the fine lees for 60 months.

TASTING NOTES: Delicate and persistent aroma, very marked by notes of brioche and dried fruits, resulting from the long aging period, also showing notes of white-fleshed fruits. In the mouth it is creamy and elegant, with a very fine and persistent bubble.

WINEMAKER: Pedro Branco.

PAIRING: Ideal for fish and seafood dishes as well as white cheeses.

CAPACITY: 75cl (2000 bottles).

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