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Youthful and Fresh Wine with a Touch of Sparkle and Lovely Hints of Red Fruit
Not to Be Opened with Gas or Air Pumps
Green Dot
Not to Be Opened with Gas or Air Pumps
Contains Sulfites
Warnings:
Not to Be Opened with Gas or Air Pumps
Alcohol by volume: 11 %
Agent: Liberty Wines
Grape Variety: Rufete, Baga, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Red Grape Blend
Producer: Sogrape Vinhos, S.A.
Winemaker: Miguel Pessanha
Wine colour: Rosé
Type of closure: Screwcap
Storage instructions: This wine is ideal for drinking now but can be kept for up to <>
History: The Mateus brand was established in 1942 by Fernando Van Zeller Guedes. The brand is most famous for its Mateus Rosé in the iconic flask-shaped bottle, designed to replicate soldiers' hip flasks in World War I. Today, the wine making is looked after by Miguel Pessanha, who has a Masters in Oenology from the University of Bordeaux. His strong focus on quality wine making has contributed to the continuing sales growth for what is one of the UK's best-selling rosé.
Regional information: Miguel sources grapes from throughout Portugal, but Mateus is based primarily on the Baga grape, which is the principal variety in Bairrada, where the winery is situated.
Vinification: Fermentation is carried out slowly, with no skins, in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 16ºC. Fining is followed by cold stabilisation, after which the wine is filtered and bottled. A blend of Baga, Rufete, Tinta Barroca and Touriga Franca, the wine wears its 15 grams of residual sugar well, as the balance with the acidity is cleverly done to give a wine that, if tasted blind, would surprise many.
Country of Origin Portugal
Produced and bottled by: Sogrape Vinhos, S.A., V.N. De Gaia, Portugal.
Item code: 2038322
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