And finally the harvest has began. This is the first case of grapes of 2010! We started yesterday, September 11th, picking up the grapes of our vineyards in Mós and in Quinta Vale d’Agodinho. The weather is clear and warm again, with temperatures in these vineyards on the earlies 30sº C. In general, the sugar content of the grapes is lower than what we normally have, with potential alcohol around 13.7% in Mós for the old vines and 12.8% for the young vines. In Quinta Vale d’Agodinho we had 13.2% of potential alcohol. Also the acidity levels are lower this year. Flavors are excellent, with lot of strawberry and raspberry notes, while colors are regular, not as dark and intense as we wished.
Now is time to rest, tomorrow the day starts at 5.30am and if I’m lucky, I won’t have to work after dinner.
Oscar
