Dão - Silgueiros
100% Touriga Nacional
Salmon color. Complex aroma, well integrated wood with red fruit standing out among the sweet odors. In tha mouth it accompanies the smell, with volume, structure and an elegant finish. Nélita presents istself as a gastronomic wine, dense and structured.
The Touriga Nacional is a Portuguese grape variety native of the Dão region. This variety of high oenological potential is grown within an integrated protection program-the application of herbicides is being prohibited. Grape-picking is done by hand, when the ideal point of maturation is reached, normally in the first half of September. The harvest is collected in small 10 kg boxes.
Vertical cane with 2 fixed wires and 2 moveable wires. A density of 6060 plants.
Exposition: North/South
Soil: Sandy with a granitic base
Grape variety: Touriga Nacional (100%)
Age: 17 years
Yield: 60 hl hectare
This wine is obtained after direct pressing of the red grapes of Touriga Nacional. The alcoholic fermentation occurs in stainless steel at 13 °C. Then follows a stage of 12 months in French oak barrels, 20% of those are new.
Production: 2.226 bottles
Alcohol: 12,8 %
Total acidity: 4,95 g/dm3
Volatile acidity: 0,38 g/dm3
pH: 3,48
Quinta de Lemos produces precious Dão Wines and Olive Oil.
Our grapevines and olive trees are nurtured by patient and loving hands.
a gastronomic voyage
This unique project is based on sustainable gastronomy, serving seasonal flavors and national dishes, in which the main concern is the ingredients, many of them from Quinta de Lemos itself. The philosophy practiced here is maintaining the ingredients in their pure and natural state. Allowing to express the most genuine flavors.
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In perfect harmony with the surrounding nature, the mountains, the vineyards of Quinta de Lemos and the tranquility of the sloping landscape, Mesa de Lemos offers its guests a gastronomic voyage.
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From visits of the adega to bespoke programs with wine tastings, walking trails and picnics: Quinta de Lemos has it all.
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