Grape variety – 100% Chardonnay (single grape)
Vintage – 2014
Region – Lisbon
Denomination – IG Lisboa
Type of soil – clay-limestone
Tasting notes − yellow citrine colour. Aromas of the grape variety, with notes of quince, and fruits with yellow skin. Big volume in the mouth, is a very expressive and elegant wine with a long end of mouth
Winemaking − stalk total light pressing, cold settling, fermentation in 400L French oak barrels. “Batonnage” for 7 months
Ageing − in 400L French oak barrels
Alcohol – 13%
Total acidity – 7,1 g/l
pH – 3,42
Wine pairing – perfect with all kind of fatty fish and oven baked dishes
Awards/Reviews – the gold medal on concourse “Vinhos de Lisboa 2016” (vintage of 2014); vintage of 2013 was awarded the bronze on the “International Wine Challenge 2015”; vintage of 2012 was awarded the bronze on the “International Wine Challenge 2014”; 16,5 points in “Revista de Vinhos”; “AWC Vienna 2013 – recommended”
Quote – “With light wood-aging flavours, this creamy wine is still young, with tangy orange and lemon zest as well as touches of vanilla. Let it develop further and drink from late 2017” (ROGER VOSS, European Editor. Reviews wines from Portugal and France)
