Wine & Soul – Douro Manoella Tinto 2022 (750ml)

Vineyard name: The Quinta da Manoella vineyard
Vineyard size: 77
Soil composition: Schist
Training method: Bush
Elevation: 990-1,320 feet
Vines/acre: 1,600
Yield/acre: 1.6 tons
Exposure: Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted: 1973
Harvest time: September
First vintage of this wine: 2010
Bottles produced of this wine: 87,240
Varietal composition: 60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta
Roriz, 5% Tinta Francisca
Fermentation container: Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation: 8 days
Fermentation temperature: 75 F
Maceration technique: Foot-trodden
Length of maceration: 8 days
Malolactic fermentation: Yes
Type of aging container: Barriques
Size of aging container: 225 L
Age of aging container: Two-Three years
Type of oak: French
Length of aging before bottling: 16 months
Alcohol: 13%
pH level: 3.66
Residual sugar: 1 g/L
Acidity: 5.5 g/L
Dry extract: 31 g/L
Wine & Soul Manoella Tinto 2022
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
Manoella Tinto is a blend of 60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, and
5% Tinta Francisca from the Quinta da Manoella vineyard. The grapes are fermented for 8 days
at low temperatures and then foot-trodden in open granite lagares. The wine is aged for 16
months in used French barriques.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Beautiful purple color with fresh notes of raspberry, blackberry and spices. On the palate, this
wine shows round and velvety tannins, good concentration, and a long finish.
V I N E Y A R D & P R O D U C T I O N I N F O
W I N E M A K I N G & A G I N G
A N A LY T I C A L D A TA
P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E
Estate owned by: Sandra Tavares da Silva
and Jorge Serdio Borges
Winemaker: Sandra Tavares da Silva and
Jorge Serdio Borges
Total acreage under vine: 45
Estate founded: 2001
Winery production: 87,240 Bottles
Region: DOC Douro
Country: Portugal