Chaminé

History

Chaminé – pronounced: sha-min-E; translation: chimney.

The name Chaminé originates from one of our vineyard plots – ‘Chaminé de Gião’, where originally the grapes used in the wine were grown.

This is our most popular wine, boasting a consistent track record, which has attracted many fans both in Portugal and abroad. A juicy, ripe, easy drinking, lighter bodied style of wine, which also happens to be lower in alcohol. Chaminé is bottled early, usually within 6 months of harvest time and without any oak ageing. Best drunk young, but will improve with short term cellaring. Mainly Aragonez and Syrah, blended with other Portuguese varieties.

Current Vintage: 2009

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Vintage 2009

An exceptionally cold winter, one of the coldest in 19 years, and a rare snowfall in January! Rainfall was normal at 500mm, mostly concentrated in the winter months, followed by a dry and warm spring and summer. In contrast to chilly January, an unseasonal ‘heat spell’ in February with temperatures in the low 20s triggered a record early budbreak 26th February.

Weather during the all important period of flowering in May, alternated between warm and dry, and cold and rainy, resulting in uneven pollination and low fruit set in some varieties. Summer arrived in early May only interrupted by a brief cooling down in mid June, to pick up again and continue non-stop through mid- October. A very hot period in early August when temperatures averaged 25º kick-started the exceptionally early harvest date.

Vinification

Well ripened fruit, fermented without stems and controlled temperature with frequent delestage (rack-and-return). This wine is filtered and bottled early to maintain clean, youthful, ripe fruit flavours.

Tasting Notes

Spicy red berry fruit aromatics of cherry and raspberry. Focused palate with a core of rich, ripe fruit, good mouthfeel, supple tannins for structure. Solid and well balanced, ready for drinking.

Appellation: Vinho Regional Alentejano

Varieties: 43% Aragonez (Tempranillo), 42% Syrah, 6% Touriga Nacional, 4% Trincadeira, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Alicante Bouchet e 1% Petit Verdot

Total Acids: 5.5

Final pH: 3.63

Residual Sugars: 2.9

Alcohol: 13.5%

Bottled on the family estate in February 2010

Total production: 1.220.000 bottles 75 cl, 105.000 bottles 37 cl, 10.000 bottles 1.5 l, 1.000 bottles 3 l

Release date: March 2010

No barrel aging

Unique Code AVIN2123282427445 [?]

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Awards

Bronze Medal – International Wine Challenge – London 2010

Ratings

86 – WE 05/2010

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