Hehn Family Sparkling Wine Grande Cuvée with Individual Case 2011 Távora-Varosa White 75cl

✨ About the sparkling wine
Produced by Hehn & Meireles in the Távora-Varosa demarcated region, with a second fermentation in the bottle using the traditional method.

🍇 Region: DOC Távora-Varosa

👨‍🔬 Winemaker: The producer (Marcos Hehn Pinto da Silva)

🌱 Grapes: Cerceal (60%) l; Malvasia Fina (40%)

🌿 Vineyards: Vineyards located at an altitude of 700 m on a gentle southeast-facing slope. Soils derived from metamorphic schist series with quartz outcrops. Sandy-loam texture with some stoniness.

🛠️ Winemaking: Process: The grapes, harvested into 20 kg boxes, were gently crushed, without destemming, in a pneumatic press. Only the first fraction of the must was used, which was immediately pumped into stainless steel fermentation tanks where the base wine fermentation took place. The wine was subsequently bottled and placed in a cool cellar for the second fermentation according to the classic method. After aging in the bottle, the "dégorgement à la glace" was performed. Fermentation temperature: 17 to 19ºC (base wine). Fermentation equipment: Stainless steel tanks with cooling jacket (base wine).

⏳ Aging: In bottle on lees: 102 months

🧪 Analysis:

• Alcohol content: 12.6% Vol.
• pH: 2.90
• Total acidity: 7.9 g/L tartaric acid
• Residual sugar: 0.6 g/L (Gross Natural)

👃 Organoleptic Test:

🍽️ Serving temperature: Serve between 11 and 13ºC

🥂 Gastronomy: To accompany meals, although it also works well as an aperitif, as it doesn't become too dry.