Tea leaves and lemongrass on the nose. Lovely freshness and great purity in the mouth. Grapefruit, green tea and some peachy richness, mineral under tones. Right level of acidity, soft tannins and a firm finish. Â
Grape Varieties: FernĂŁo Pires, Vital, Malvasia-Rei and other
Production: 3 663 bottles
Vineyard:
- Organic (Uncertified)
- Average age of vines: 40 years
- Soil type: Clay, Limestone
Cellar:
- Low Intervention
- Spontaneous fermentation
- Sulphites: 34 mg/L
- Fining (clarification): Unfined
- Filtering: Unfiltered
- Suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians
- Alcohol: 11,58%
- Residual sugars: 2,3 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,2g/l
- pH: 3,39
Winemaker’s notes: “Both plots where the grapes for this skin contact Chinado come from were harvested manually, between 427 August and 3 of September, into 15 Kg crates. A first selection of the grapes is done at the vineyard and then we check every bunch before de-steming, to ensure we only get the healthy grapes in. The grapes were then destemmed and maceration began. On the following day fermentation was on it’s way. The must remained with skins for 14 days and during that time all we do is a gentle delestage by hand twice a day. We then pressed the grapes into a stainless steel tank where fermentation continued until it was completed. The wine was racked during winter, blended and bottled the following spring”.
Crafted by João Tereso, a sound engineer who ventured into winemaking in 2017 to save his grandfather’s small plots of field-blend vines in Alcobaça, an hour north of Lisbon, Portugal.
