Hehn Family Sparkling Wine Reserve Brut DOC 2017 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)

🌱 Grape Varieties: Cerceal; Malvasia Fina; Touriga

🌿 Vineyards: Vineyards located between 640-720 m altitude 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 in 20 kg boxes, were gently crushed, without destemming, in a pneumatic press, and the must 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, and after aging in the bottle, the “dégorgement à la glace” was performed. Fermentation temperature: 17 to 20ºC (base wine) Fermentation equipment: Stainless steel tanks with cooling jacket (base wine).

⏳ Aging: In bottle on lees: 30 months

🧪 Analysis:

• Alcohol content: 12.5% ​​Vol.
• pH: 3.13
• Total acidity: 6.8 g/L tartaric acid

👃 Organoleptic Test:

• Color: Yellowish-green color
• Aroma: Fresh and citrusy aroma.
• Palate: Tropical aromas, almost perfect balance between freshness and vigor, notes of generous and elegant brioche, excellent structure and long finish. Fine and persistent bubbles.

🍽️ Serving temperature: Serve between 8 and 10ºC

🥂 Gastronomy: To accompany meals, although it also works well as an aperitif, as it doesn't dry out too much and has a great freshness and smooth mousse.