Product details
Winemaking:
Produced from a vineyard that is 60 to 80 years old, 80m from the sea, where the Arinto of the Azores dominates, but there are also Verdelho, Boal (Malvasia Fina) and white Alicante (Boal de Alicante). Volcanic lake soils formed 1500-2000 years ago. Hand-picked, selection on a table of choice, direct press, 12h cold decanted, first presses vinified in stainless steel in horizontal vats (70%), 2nd presses fermented in 3-year old French oak barrels (30%), without bâtonnage for 12 months.
Grape Varieties:
Arinto dos Açores,Verdelho,Alicante Branco,Boal
Tasting Notes:
Citrus-straw yellow colour, iodine, salt, lime aroma. In the mouth has a dense concentrated attack, acidity remains until the end of the tasting. Salt, salt, salt and iodine, it is a “slap” of the sea.
Store and Serve Advices:
Store at 6-8ºC, to be served at 10ºC, and drunk at 12ºC.
Food Pairing:
A wine born in the sea, ready to pair with seafood, curdled fish (mullet, sea roe, sea urchins) but with a density and concentration to work with burnt fat white meat, such as a good suckling pig or even a pork belly.
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards:
. 96 points in Robert Parker;
. 95 points in Revista de Vinhos;
. 19,5 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas.
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