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Rosa da Mata Fernão Pires 2019
22,90 €
This wine is produced exclusively with Fernão Pires grapes, from a vineyard located in the Pinhel sub-region, Beira Interior area marked by low temperatures and medium to high rainfall. Located in Beira Alta, these Pala - Pinhel grapes give the personality and strong identity of the cold region, which is very marked by acidity. It presents a greenish-yellow colour, a reflection of the wooden stage, in the nose is the exuberance of...
| Producer | Producer and Winemaker: Patrícia Santos |
| Region | Beira Interior DOC |
| Grapes | Fernão Pires |
| Aging | Part of the wine is aged 14 months in new barrels of 500L |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 13% Bottle Size: 75 cl |
| Harmonizations | Duck, game, fatty fish, goat and sheep cheese Ideal Temperature: 9º to 11ºC |
Patrícia Santos was born in Canas de Senhorim in the heart of Dão region and received her degree in oenology at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. As she was taking her degree she also made internships in wine cooperatives and when she was finishing her degree she also worked at CVR Dão (the vitivinicola commission of the Dão region) and in the laboratories of the” Centro de Estudos Vitivinícola do Dão” (Center for vitivinicultural studies in Dão region).
After received her degree she meets the recognized winemaker Anselmo Mendes with whom she has been working since then in several projects. She also shares his passion for wine through professional training for adults and teaching professional courses in oenology and viticulture in several schools.
Rosa da Mata is her personal project, an author's wine, which honors his grandmother Rosa de Jesus who lived in Canas de Senhorim and was known as “Rosa da Mata”. The wine has yet another symbolism related to the rose of the book The Little Prince, by Saint-Exupéry.
