Esporao Colheita Branco

Country: Portugal Region: Alentejo

Varietal: Antão Vaz

Vintage: 2018 Colour: White Style: Dry

Producer: Herdade Do Esporáo

Description:
Wine produced solely from grapes grown at Herdade do Esporáo, applying organic farming methods. Expresses the typical features of this vintage, diversity of the soil where the vines are planted, as well as the character and identity of the selected varieties.

The grapes were partially fermented in concrete tanks. After fermentation, the wine was left on the fine lees for 4 months, creating a unique type of micro-oxygenation that respects and enhances the wine’s character.

4 months on fine lees.

Tasting Note:  Clear, straw colour with greenish hues. Citrus, particularly fresh grapefruit, with some tropical fruit and notes of green leaf. Complex with a slightly creamy texture, pure, rich, fresh, with an intense and very persistent finish.

Food Matches: Seafood, grilled fresh fish, white meats and as an aperitif.