 | | Herdade das Servas | | Reserve 2006 | One of the oldest wine-growing families in the Alentejo region, the Serrano Mira family proudly owns and runs an estate deep in the heart of rural Portugal, stretching across 200 hectares of vines aged between 20 and 60 years.
The cellar, located in the Herdade das Servas property, in sun-drenched Estremoz, features top-of-the-range grape-gathering, winemaking and wine-ageing technology, able to produce highly distinctive wines. | Where to buy
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| | Classification | Regional Alentejo Wine | | Type | Red | | Grape varieties | 20% Aragonez
30% Alicante Bouschet
40% Touriga Nacional
10% Petit Verdot | | Region | Estremoz | | Soil type | Red schist and schist-clay | | Winemakers | Luís Mira/Tiago Garcia | | Tasting notes | Dark-ruby coloured, it exhibits ripe black fruit aromas, hinting at jam, blended with some spices. The palate is intense, complex and velvety, with firm, supple tannins ensuring good longevity. | | Alcohol content | 15% | | Total acidity | 5.4 g/l of tartaric acid | | Residual sugar | 4.2 g/l | | pH | 3.55 | | Pairing | Red meat and game, strong flavoured cheese and pork sausage. Best served decanted at a temperature of 16-18 ºC. | | Awards | Silver Pitcher – Confraria dos Enófilos do Alentejo - Best Alentejo Wines Awards (Reserva 2003);
Trophée Citadelles 2006 – Citadelles du Vin (Reserva 2003)
Gold Medal – Challenge International du Vin (Reserva 2003)
Gold Medal – Wine Master Challenge, Estoril (Reserva 2003)
Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards (Reserva 2003)
Gold Medal – Mundus Vini, Alemanha (Reserva 2004)
Gold Medal – Concurso Nacional de Vinhos Engarrafados 2008 (Reserva 2004)
Gold Medal – X Concurso de Vinhos ACIC (Reserva 2004)
Hounarable Mention – Confraria dos Enófilos do Alentejo – Best Alentejo Wines Awards (Reserva 2006) | | | |
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