Portugal | Lisboa | Adega Regional de Colares | Chão Rijo Tinto

Chão Rijo Tinto

VARIETALS
Castelão and Tinta Roriz

NOTES
FARMING: Organic

SOIL: Clay

VINEYARD: Colares – IG Lisboa - Portugal. “Chão Rijo” literally means “hard soil”. It’s the local expression to identify the clay soils of the Colares wine region.

VINIFICATION: Hand harvested. 80% de-stemmed, then wild yeast fermented and raised for one year half in steel vat, half in centenarian Brazilian foudre.