“Fontanário de Pegões” Red 2021 – Pegões

To produce “Fontanário de Pegões” Red Pegões temperature controlled fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks, followed by maceration for an extended period to extract colour, fine tannins and flavours. “Fontanário de Pegões” Red Pegões was then aged for nine months in American and French oak barrels to impart complexity, followed by six months in bottle. The Pegões vineyard is located between two Nature Reserves: the Tagus estuary to the northwest and the Sado on the southwest. To the east are the Arrabida hills and to the west the Alentejo province’s clays. The unique soil here is named “Pliocenico de Pegões”. It is a sandy soil formed over millions of years by sand transported by the rivers Tagus and Sado. It is this Mediterranean climate and soil combination that creates this unique Pegões terroir.