From: Douro, Portugal
Blend: 30% Malvasia Fina, 30% Viosinho, 25% Gouveio, 15% Rabigato
Taste & Critical Acclaim: This lovely white wine starts off with aromas of apricot, lemon oil, tangerine zest, and sea spray minerality. With a bit of air, the wine leans into refreshing citrus and mineral qualities as it opens. The palate broadly matches its aromatic profile, with more prominent flavors of juicy tangerine and saline minerals— especially on the finish.
90 Points – Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, winemag.com
“Lightly mineral in texture and with a fine bite of acidity, this wine is tight and textured. It has an edge of perfume from the Malvasia in the blend and some touches of spice. Drink the wine from 2023.” – Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 1, 2022.
Pairing: This wine will pair wonderfully well with anything centered around seafood, produce, and more. Rotisserie or fried chicken, grilled prawn skewers, sautéed shrimp and lime, fish tacos, fish and chips, seared scallops, ravioli and pistachio pesto, turkey pitas with chickpeas, cucumbers, and tahini, smoked trout, and sardines and pots (check out the recipe below) are just some ideas. We also love this wine with chicken or fish and rice dishes, spring pasta, picnic fare, and seafood paella.
Crushed Baby Potatoes With Sardines, Celery and Dill
By Alison Roman
About. Many thanks to Mary Taylor Wine for the following information. The Douro wine region takes its name from the Douro River, flowing from its source in north-central Spain (under the name Duero) across northern Portugal to its outlet at Porto, on the Atlantic Coast. Known as the vinhateiro, this glorious winegrowing region was the first in the world to have a formal demarcation (under the 1756 Portuguese charter protecting Port wine) and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001.
The Douro River valley vinhateiro is sheltered from Atlantic winds by the Marão and Montemuro mountains and has a hot, continental climate with hot dry summers and cold winters. Terraced vineyards line the steep, rugged riverbanks, subdivided into three subregions: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. This small, 20-hectare property is classified by the IVDP (Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto), who gives this Quinta an A-rating for its choice terroir. Everything is hand harvested. All of the wines are foot-pressed in large granite lagares.
This is a distinctly Portuguese owned winery in Pinhao – the heart of the Douro. Our white wine is a blend of Malvasia Fina (beeswax notes) and Viosinho (a low yield, but high aromatic and fresh varietal). Then you have the incredible Rabigato, famous for big structure and minerality and then Gouveio with it’s lovely citrus. A low intervention wine, only the terroir informs the flavor here.
Technical Details:
Size: 750ml
Appellation: Douro DO
Soil Type: Schist (Xisto)
Varieties: Malvasia Fina, Viosino, Rabigato, Gouveio
Age of Vine: 35 years
Farming: Sustainable: HVE 3
Alcohol: 12.5%
Aging Details: Stainless steel
Residual Sugar: 0.6 g/l
More on the region is below via an excerpt from an article written by Gonçalo Costa.
Douro Wine
Written By Gonçalo Costa
March 14, 2022
