Soils
The vineyards that are determined for the production of wines from which quality wine brandy with the right to the Lourinhã appellation is produced are installed on brown Mediterranean soils of fine sandstones, clays and red limestone soils in marg, litholic soils of sandstones, modern alluvial soils and podzoles.
Cultural Practices
The vines are strives conducted in a low form, in bowls or cordons. The cultural practices used are the traditional ones in the region and those recommended by the Lisbon Regional Winegrowing Commission in order to obtain quality products.
Vinification
The harvest period takes place in the first days of September, and may change depending on the conditions of ripening of the grapes. From the grapes it produces a wine with a low alcohol content (10% vol.)
Distillation
The distillation of this wine is in a continuous system in a copper column, reaching an alcohol degree between 74º and 77º
Aging
Ageing takes place in the Demarcated Region , in French oak barrels (limousin) and Portuguese, chestnut trees with a capacity of up to 800 litres. The DOC Lourinhã Spirits produced by Adega Cooperativa da Lourinhã are classified as X0 (Extra Old) meaning that they have a minimum age of aging over 5 years
Grape Varieties Approved
Whites: Alicante-Branco, Malvasia-Rei Fernão-Pires, Seara-Nova, Tália and Vital
Paints: Castelão and Tinta-Miúda
Endnotes
Region: Lisbon
Sub-Region: DOC Lourinhã
Producer: Adega Cooperativa da Lourinhã
XO (extra old): Aging age from 8 to 23 years.
Series: 31st
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