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Encostas de Favaios, Douro Red

PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

Region: Norte de Portugal Portugal
Sector: Wine Red

The whole process started with the selection of the grapes to be used for the wine, such as: Touriga Franca; Tinta Barroca; Tinto Roriz, which, after reception, were destemmed and crushed and put into the fermentation tanks. Alcoholic fermentation was initiated with the introduction of selected yeasts and it lasted 5-6 days at around 26 grades. Next came the malolactic fermentation and a first racking. Ruby in color, marked by primary aromas where red fruits stand out. In the mouth it is soft, with a medium and balanced body.

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Certifications

DOC Douro

Adega Cooperativa de Favaios, Crl

Adega Cooperativa de Favaios is one of the most prestigious wineries in Portugal which, since 1952, with the cooperative spirit of its 550 associates, combined with the knowledge of the “people of Favaios”, have boosted the production of the white Galician muscat variety, thus creating the designation of Moscatel de Favaios, producing with quality and rigor one of the most famous and emblematic Portuguese muscatels.
Adega Cooperativa de Favaios’ mission is to develop the consumption and image of Moscatel de Favaios as one of the most important and influential wine categories at national and international level.
It also intends to contribute to the socio-economic development of its members and to be one of the most important centers of regional development.

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