VINTAGE NOTES

Rose wine

All information about the various ROSE vintages 

from the Adega do Cantor website

Vida Nova Rosé 2006

Vintage Note:

The weather was kind during the early part of the growing season allowing for even budburst. Some unsettled weather from flowering through to fruit set initially gave cause for concern but this proved unfounded as we had a very good berry set and some lovely bunch formations. Although winter rainfall was about average, coming after a dry year it had more of an effect on the vines than normal giving them more vigour and a tendency to overproduce canopy. This resulted in a lot of canopy management operations to keep the root, shoot and fruit ratio in balance especially on our more established vineyards. Post fruit set and through to early ripening the weather was excellent as usual. An August heat spike retarded some of the ripening and the plants had to be irrigated to keep turgor in the berry, avoid canopy shut down and allow us more hang time to ripen the tannins. Sugars, as usual were excellent at between 12.5 and 13.5 Be at the end of August when we commenced harvest on the Whites and Rosés. Harvest was hot at the start but cooling off through September. A small amount of insignificant rainfall also occurred but did little more than clean the bunches. As we had an (average) wet year coming after the dry one the plants were very productive. The yield was above average on the Rosé blocks; this would also have been the case on all the other blocks had we not done up to 3 passes to remove fruit. 2 passes on white and red grapes, 3 passes on reserve blocks. The wines are looking good, the components are big but even. The Rosé is fruity with less residual sugar than in previous years (approx 10g/l). White is excellent; again with less residual sugar than last year; and alcohol levels on the reds are high but matched by acid, fruit intensity and structure and therefore very well balanced.

Technical Specifications:

Country of Origin: Portugal

Region: Lagoa, Algarve.

Appelation: Vinho Regional Algarvio.

Wine Style: Rosé tablewine.

Varietal Constituents: 90% Aragonês, 10% Syrah.

Bottling and Maturation: 6 months in stainless steel vats. Bottled in January 2007. 2 months bottle storage.

Harvest: 2006

Vineyard Area: 12Ha

Soil Type: Free draining sandy loam. Some red clays.

Organoleptic characteristics:

Appearance: Deep pink with violet edges.

Nose: Lifted complex bowl of berry fruit aromatics suggesting raspberry, blueberry and blackcurrants.

Palate: Lively elegant palate full of vibrant fruit flavours, with some residual sweetness and crisp balancing acidity.

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Wine Analyses:

Alcohol: 13.2 %v/v

Volatile Acidity: 0.46g/l

Total Acidity: 7.14g/l

pH: 3.38

Total So2: 96mg/l

Temperature: For serving: 10ºC

Accompaniment: Grilled chicken and fish. Asian food.

Bottles produced: 44,120 bottles.

Price: €6.00 per bottle

Vida Nova Rosé 2005

Vintage Note:

The year started with the pruning of the vines in the vineyards – Quinta do Moinho, Quinta do Miradouro and the new one; Vale do Sobreiro. All three vineyards are now established and are starting to produce high quality fruit for the wines. The 2005 growing season was heavily influenced by the drought that occurred during the preceeding winter. Bud burst   occurred   through March and early April and apart from a little rain at flowering the vines had a long, healthy, dry growing season. The lack of gound water meant that we could control the growth of the vines easily through irrigation and allow some controlled water stress. This enabled us to produce a higher quality of fruit. Vintage started on 23 August, was fine and dry and went without a hitch. We kicked off with fruit for a new edition to the range  Vida Nova Branco (white), followed by the Rosé fruit and then the Reds. The fruit quality was excellent throughout. We yielded 130 tonnes off all the vineyards and have high hopes that the wines will be the best yet. Vida Nova Rosé 2005 is made from Aragonês with a touch of Syrah and Trincadeira. This 12,000 litre blend spent 5 months in stainless steel vats before being bottled and released to market in early 2006.

Technical Specifications:

Country of Origin: Portugal

Region: Lagoa, Algarve.

Appelation: Vinho Regional Algarvio.

Wine Style: Rosé table wine.

Varietal Constituents: 90% Aragonês, 5% Syrah, 5% Trincadeira.

 Bottling and Maturation: 5 months in stainless steel vats. Bottled in December 2005. 2 months bottle storage.

Harvest: 2005

Vineyard Area: 10Ha

Soil Type: Free draining sandy loam. Some red clays.

Organoleptic characteristics:

Appearance: Deep pink with violet edges.

Nose: Lifted complex bowl of berry fruit aromatics suggesting raspberry, blueberry and blackcurrants.

Palate: Lively elegant palate full of vibrant fruit flavours, with some residual sweetness and crisp balancing acidity .

Temperature: For serving - 10ºC

Accompaniment: Grilled chicken and fish. Asian food.

Bottles produced: 16,075 bottles.

Price: €6.00 per bottle. €35 per case of 6. Only available for purchase from our cellar door shop and online.

Wine Analyses:

Alcohol: 13.0 %v/v

Volatile Acidity: 0.17g/l

Total Acidity: 7.1g/l

pH: 3.32

Total So2: 112mg/l

Vida Nova Rosé 2003:

Tasting note:

Vida Nova Rosé 2003 was made from a blend of Àragones, Trincadeira and Mourvédre grapes.

It has a fresh aromatic mix of cherries and blackcurrants on the bouquet, followed by an

intense, lively palate, full of sweet, ripe berry fruits, with a crisp cleansing dry finish. It was

made to be enjoyed for its freshness in the hot Algarve climate.