Susana Esteban "Procura" Tinto 2015
Susana Esteban "Procura" Tinto 2015
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Susana Esteban "Procura" Tinto 2015

Susana Esteban

$37.00

Susana Esteban, a native of Galicia who adopted Portuguese wines as her calling, learned the ropes in Douro before establishing her own projects. Procura refers to the two-year long process of selection by Susana Esteban of the perfect vineyard sites for her wines, where she makes wines of terroir with methods traditional to Alentejo. The Tinto consists of one plot devoted to Alicante Bouschet, a teinturier grape with red flesh, the other plot a traditionally mixed vineyard in a cooler climate, resulting in a deep and complex wine of a unique terroir: dark in color with earthy intensity and ripe dark fruit, well-integrated tannins, a fresh vegetal aroma, and mineral nuance.  

The result is deceptively dark in the glass with surprisingly mild tannins and freshness on the palate with a distinct note of tobacco and vegetal character underscoring a palate of dark berry.



Region: Alentejano

 

Growing Area: Portalegre

 

Farming: Practicing organic

 

Varieties: 55% Alicante Bouschet and 45% a traditional field blend of Portalegre

 

Yeasts: Indigenous

 

Fermentation: In small temperature-controlled inox lagares

 

Aging: 16 months in french oak barrels

 

Sulphur: Minimal at bottling

 

Alcohol: 14.5%

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    native yeast
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    No Fining
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    Organic
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