Herdade do Peso Sossego Alentejano Tinto 2023

This wine is bright ruby red in colour. On the nose, generous aromas of strawberries and raspberries stand out. It is vibrant and supple on the palate with elegant tannins, a delicately balanced acidity and a lovely fresh finish.

Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were destemmed and underwent a soft crushing. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks, lasting eight days, at a controlled temperature of 26ºC. After fermentation, the wine was racked off the skins and aged for around six months in stainless steel. It underwent a light fining and filtration before bottling.

Luís Cabral de Almeida pronounced 2023 “a truly great year”, marked by “out of the ordinary” cool nighttime temperatures throughout July and two weeks of extreme heat in August that “punished the vineyard (and people!)”. A dry start to the growing cycle saw reduced budbreak and production, following cold days (-4°C) and incidents of frost in March. A warm spring and use of precision irrigation helped the vines to recover and develop fully, followed by a “spectacular July”, with extraordinarily cool nighttime temperatures that rarely surpassed 14°C-16°C, resulting in optimum maturation conditions. The harvest began on 2nd August and finished on 21st September, producing excellent fruit despite two punishingly hot weeks in August, and lower than average volumes.