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Messias Colheita 2008

Vinhos Messias belongs to the seven most successful wine-growing estates of Portugal.
Year 2008 - 0,75 liter - 20% ABV
€ 32,67 / 1 liter, prices incl. VAT plus shipping costs
Contains sulphites
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Article: Messias Colheita 2008
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Category: Port, tawny
Classification: DOC Vinho do Porto
Producer: Vinhos Messias
Vintage: 2008
Grape variety: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
Alcohol: 20%
Residual sugar: 104,0 g/l
Acid: 4,17 g/l
Drinking temperature: 12 - 14 °C

Wine fermented after partial destemming at controlled temperature, 24/28°C, when the must reaches the desired sweetness, fermentation is then interrupted by adding brandy (77%), ageing in oak wood barrels for a minimum period of seven years, in the warehouses in Vila Nova de Gaia, till bottling.

"Colheitas" are year ports which mature in the barrel as opposed to Vintage ports and be filled only after the seventh year.

Ingredients/allergens
Allergens: Sulphites
Further details
Country of origin: Portugal
Company: Sociedade Agrícola e Comercial dos Vinhos Messias, SA
Address: Avenida Comendador Messias Baptista, N.56 3050 Mealhada, Portugal