{"product_id":"chinado-vinhas-velhas-ve","title":"Chinado Vinhas Velhas VE PORTUGAL 🇵🇹","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoão Tereso: “The wine we always wanted to make. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA field blend coming from our oldest plot (80+ years), once again co-fermented reds and whites, aged in barrel for a year. Fresh but intense, elegant and layered, this VE is one of a kind. Only 614 Bottles produced.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eChinado Vinhas Velhas VE 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eRegion: Lisboa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eColour: Red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGrape Varieties: Field Blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eProduction: 614 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTechnical Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eVineyard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e- Organic (Uncertified)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e- Average age of vines: 80+ years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e- Soil type: Clay\/Limestone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eCellar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Spontaneous fermentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Total SO2: 38 mg\/l\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Unfined\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Unfiltered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Alcohol: 11,34%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Residual sugars: 1,5 g\/l\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Total acidity: 6,2 g\/l\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- pH: 3,47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe wine we always wanted to make. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWhen we began to look after this abandoned plot of vineyards, with it’s old, crooked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003evines, we didn't quite know what to expect from it but we soon imagined making a fine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ewine from it. A field blend of notice with so many different grapes, reds and whites, in it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethat diversity was guaranteed, all that was left was to find the right moment for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eharvesting these grapes in point of balance. This is what we’ve been doing since 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eon this plot we call Vinha da Esmeralda (VE), honouring the previous owner Dona \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEsmeralda. Every year, every vintage we come to know this plot a little better, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eunderstanding it’s delicate balance and unique expression. This 2023 was no different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGrapes were harvested together on the 18th of September to small 12 Kg crates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFermentation moved smoothly and after a short maceration we pressed the wine into a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e500 litre used French oak barrel, where it stayed over winter, on the lees. In the summer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eof 2024 we bottled 614 bottles that we rested in the cellar for another year. This VE is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003efresh and elegant wine, intense, layered, structured although very drinkable and subtle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrafted 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinogradoff BV, Ajuinlei 15, 9000 Gent, BTW BE0696982216","offers":[{"title":"2023","offer_id":54108092596570,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0365\/8691\/3928\/files\/Chinado_VE_2023.jpg?v=1778014147","url":"https:\/\/vinogradoff.gent\/en\/products\/chinado-vinhas-velhas-ve","provider":"Vinogradoff BV, Ajuinlei 15, 9000 Gent, BTW BE0696982216","version":"1.0","type":"link"}