Portugal
A rich, expressive nose with notes of honey and butter, ripe fruit and white flowers—blind tasted, you might think it was a Chardonnay! Harmonious and balanced on the palate, with richness and minerality complementing each other, and a long, salty finish.
Ingredients and nutrition facts
100% Encruzado from vines aged 20 to 35 years, farmed organically and planted across several plots facing east and southeast. Altitude of 500 to 550 meters, granitic soils, in the village of Pinhanços. The grapes were harvested by hand, destemmed and crushed upon arrival at the winery, 6 hours of maceration of the berries before pressing, followed by blending of free-run juice and press juice. Fermented in stainless steel tanks, aged in French barrels (without new oak) for one year. Bottled at the estate.
Álvaro de Castro has been at the helm of Quinta da Pellada since 1980, a centuries-old estate whose first traces date back to… 1527! Trained as an engineer, he made the bold move to leave everything behind to fully dedicate himself to the success of Quinta da Pellada… a winning bet. Viticulture and winemaking quickly paid off, and Álvaro revived a family tradition that had been interrupted for...
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