La fiche de ce vin ,tel que trouvé que trouvé sur le site du producteur (
http://www.quintadelarosa.com/QuintaDeLaRosa_E.html):
Ageing:Up to 5-8 years
Production:120,000 litres
Alcool:14.2%
Total acidity:5.21 G/dm3
Volatile Acidity0.55 G/dm3
Ph:3.6
So2:82 Mg/dm3
Residual Sugars:2.6 G/dm3
Grape Varieties:Traditional port varieties, mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Roriz, from the older dry stone terraced vineyards at La Rosa.
Production Notes:It was cold and it rained when the vine was in flower in 2008 which meant the flower did not ‘set’ so that there was a loss of production and the resulting yields were low. The following months, right up until the vintage time, were dry and relatively cool allowing for good heterogeneous ripening of the grapes. At the beginning of September, despite a mini heat wave (30C), the grapes were ripe enough to consider picking. We had perfect dry, sunny weather throughout most of the vintage – the forecasters had predicted rain! The meteorological conditions in 2008 with moderate temperatures in the summer resulted in a good, steady maturation of the grape. This gave the wines plenty of colour, good acidity and excellent aromas.
Maturation and bottling:The wine was fermented in small stainless steel vats and then matured in Allier French oak casks, mainly Francois Freres, Taransaud and Seguin Moreau, for 12 months before being bottled in January 2010.
Tasting Notes
The terroir in the Douro is still largely unexplored and by making wines with balance, harmony and equilibrium from our vineyards, we try to enable the grapes to express themselves in the bottle. The La Rosa style is to make well defined wines without too much extraction, tannin or oak. Wines that are rich and full bodied whilst being fresh and lively with a good acidity.