JOSE DE SOUSA ALENTEJANO 2015

From the Vineyards of José Maria da Fonseca 

 

JOSE DE SOUSA 



2015 Red Blend

52% Grand Noir, 33% Trincadeira, 15% Aragonês

Alentejano, Portugal



José Maria da Fonseca is the oldest table wine company in Portugal. Founded in 1834, it is now in its 7th generation!

 

94 Points! The Wine Enthusiast

"Named after the Fonseca estate in Alentejo, this wine is impressively rich and structured. It has firm tannins that are balanced by dense black fruits and crisp acidity. A blend of Grand Noir (the local name for Baga), Trincadeira and Aragonês, it"s a very complete wine, fermented in clay amphora and stone lagars. Drink from 2019."



“TALHA” WINES

At the José de Sousa winery, the winemaking technique with talhas is still being used in a very similar way as it was 2.000 years ago.

In this wine, a small part is made according to this Roman process, the red grapes are previously trodden on foot and destemmed by hand in a table called “table of ripanço”. Afterwards, a small part of the must, skins and stems are fermented in talhas, and another part in lagares. The remainder of the brand is fermented in stainless steel tanks.

The use of talhas gives spices and a third dimension to wine. After fermentation, this wine has a skin maceration of 4 weeks, followed by 9 months of storage in French and American oak casks.