José De Sousa Puro Talha Red 2015
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At the José de Sousa winery, some ancestral winemaking techniques are still used, the most emblematic being the use of the talha in the fermentation of the grapes. The essence of talha winemaking has changed little in more than two thousand years. In this process, the red grapes, previously crushed by foot, are destemmed by hand on a ripanço table. Fermentation occurs with 30% of the stems, in talhas with an average capacity of 1,600 liters at a temperature around 28ºC, controlled by watering the talhas 4 times a day. Fermentation takes approximately 8 days, with the wine remaining in post-fermentation maceration until November. After pressing the must, part ages in talhas for about 16 months, using an olive oil film to prevent oxidation. The other part ages in 500-liter chestnut barrels. At the same time, the rest of the stems fermented in a “tarefa” (small talha with a capacity of 300 liters) with a little must. This product is called ripanço wine because it results from this ancestral manual destemming technique. This wine is used in the final blend as the “salt and pepper.”
Producer: Jose Maria da Fonseca
Year: 2015
Capacity: 0.75
Alcohol content: 12.5
Region: Setúbal Peninsula
Grape varieties: Grand Noir, Trincadeira, Aragonez, Moreto
Brownish red
Robust, dry, good acidity, very balanced, present but soft tannins
Dried fruits, spices (black pepper, clove), clay, liqueur-like, evolved but not oxidized
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