Elemento Red
El3mento is born from a partnership between LuÃs Pedro Cândido da Silva and Carmelo Peña Santana, who since the university had a dream of joining the two heads and making a wine together. After 5 years, and many ideas shared, the first El3mento in the Douro was born, from a centuries-old vineyard 600 meters above sea level in the area of Barcos - Tabuaço. A spontaneous fermentation, with the whole bunch in clay pot, without temperature control and macerated for about 4 months. A risky process, taking into account the low levels of sulfur dioxide used, which will not be released every year due to its volatility. Contains sulfites.
Quinta da Carolina Reserva Especial 2011 Red
The grapes were harvested in 25kg plastic boxes, hand-picked from berry to berry, destemmed and trampled on foot in traditional presses, fermented in presses for a week at a temperature of 26ºC. Malolactic fermentation took place in new French oak casks, where the wine aged for 18 months. Dark ruby color. Fresh notes of black fruits on the nose without over-ripening, all well matched and balanced with new wood, good volume in the mouth with a refreshing acidity to balance the concentration of the wine, the tannins are present but ripe. Long and elegant finish with notes of vanilla and fruit. Contains sulfites.
Quinta da Carolina 2003 Red
Manual harvest, bunch by bunch, individually selected. Fermentation in a stone mill and treading of the masses lasting between 6 to 8 days. Malolactic fermentation and 16 months aging in French and American oak barrels. Ruby red in color with aromas of red fruit matching perfectly with the touch of barrel. In the mouth, the firm tannins and fruit stand out, complementing each other in a complex and elegant structure. Contains sulfites.
Carolina DOC Red
Harvest in 25 kg plastic boxes. Fermentation in a mill at a temperature of 25ºC. Malolactic stainless steel and 12 months aging in neutral French oak barrels. With a translucent ruby color, Carolina red presents a balanced acidity, aromas of red fruits, candied cherry, with a slight touch of wood and spice. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Carolina Red
Careful selection of grapes in whole bunch for the cement mill where they spontaneously ferment at controlled temperature. After a maceration period of about a week, the grapes are picked and the wine continues its fermentative processes in 500 liter French and Austrian oak barrels. Aging for 24 months in French and Austrian oak barrels, followed by a year in stainless steel, where it stabilizes naturally throughout the seasons. Bottled manually, by gravity without filtering or sticking and with minimal SO2 adjustments. It is a wine with a little extracted profile, we look for the elegance and freshness that an old vineyard with exposure to the north can give us. Open ruby color, shallow, with herbal notes combined with fresh fruit on the nose, deep and persistent in the mouth, with Douro and wooden aging notes. A wine to enjoy while young, but clearly aging. Advisable for decanting. Contains Sulfites.
