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Alcohol by volume:
20.00%
volume:
750 mL
Vintage:
2012
Information
With a deep and intense red ruby colour, Pacheca Vintage 2012 presents an amazing intensity of red fruits aromas, perfectly combined with the complexity and elegance of the berries fragrances. On the palate is fresh with an intense flavour of black fruits. This 2012 Vintage is a Port of great structure and volume, with a long and irresistible finish, being possible to feel until the end the amazing flavours of raspberries and blackberries.
Winemaking
The 2012 year started with a very dry and cold winter weather. The sprouting began at the very first weeks of March, however the spring continued fresh and rainy in April and May, which led to a delay in the growth of the vines. In June and July, the weather warmed up, which has promoted the growth of the vegetation. Although, the berries and bunches ended up showing a small size than normal. The maturation occurred normally and the harvest began at 20th of September, with fruit of excellent quality.
The wine stayed in old national oak barrels for about a year. Its quality was approved in 2014 and considered excellent, being then designated as Vintage Port.
About manufacturer
Quinta da Pacheca, one of the best known estates in the Douro region, was also one of the first properties to bottle wine under its own label. It is first mentioned in a document dated April 1738, where is it referred as “Pacheca’s”, because it was property of D. Mariana Pacheco Pereira. But it was only in 1903, when Dom José Freire de Serpa Pimentel decided to develop his interest in oenology, that he bought the estate and began to seriously dedicate himself to the risky business of winemaking. Today, a century and many successes later, a brand-new generation of the Serpa Pimentel family is at the head of Quinta da Pacheca: Maria, Catarina and José are the young new faces of this family old company.
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