8,69€
approx. £7.23
O Produtor, tasting note published in April 27th 2024
It has a good structure in the mouth, is fresh and fruity, balanced and ends with a lively acidity.
This wine comes from vineyards between 5 and 20 years old, with about 5000 feet per hectare, located at 500 m height and planted in granite soils with sand lines. This wine is obtained after manual harvesting of the box grapes. It is followed by a short maceration and slow fermentation in stainless steel vats with controlled temperature of 14 to 17ºC in order to preserve all the elegance and aromatic characteristics.
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 104319
The first historical references about Quinta da Pellada seem to be around 1570. The Dão wine region was established in 1908, framed by three mountain ranges – Buçaco, Caramulo and Serra da Estrela – and preserve from the Atlantic winds, the region as very special climatic conditions and this producer Alvaro Castro is one of the best Portuguese producers and unquestionable leader in Dão wine region. For the Quinta da Pellada come mainly grapes “field blend” from the old vines, but also the Touriga Nacionaland Tinta Roriz, where it discovers the intense fruit and freshness from the farm grapes that give the name to this wine.
Quinta da Pellada 6270-141 Pinhanços – SEIA, Portugal
