White Wine Crasto 2023, 75cl Douro
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White Wine
Crasto
2023, 75cl
Douro

11,22€
approx. £9.30

Gouveio, Viosinho, Rabigato

  White: Light&Fresh

 12%

 2024-2030

 Serve at 8º-10º

 Alsace

4.0 /5
98 ratings

88/100  Wine Spectator

 

O Produtor, tasting note published in April 25th 2024

Pale lemon in colour, with lively aromas of orange blossom and citrus fruit. Fresh and elegant on the palate, it shows excellent volume and texture, and pleasant, well-integrated notes of minerality. A seductive wine that finishes fresh, balanced and persistent.

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Crasto

The grapes, from previously selected vineyards, were transported in 22 kg food grade plastic boxes and subjected to a rigorous selection process at the winery entrance. They were then destemmed and pressed. The pressed must was transferred to a stainless steel vat where it was kept at a temperature of 8ºC for 48 hours until its decantation. Alcoholic fermentation then took place in stainless steel vats with controlled temperatures of 14ºC for a period of 30 days. Ageing: 85% of the lot of Crasto Branco spent 3 months in stainless steel vats, in a partial process of working with fine lees batonage. 15% Of the lot fermented and aged in used French oak barrels where it also carried out batonage for 3 months.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 100687

Quinta do Crasto

The first known references to Quinta do Crasto can be traced back to 1615, long before the Douro Valley became the world’s first demarcated wine region in 1756. The property is a historic one and is recorded as having been awarded “feitoria” status (the highest vineyard classification of the time) in 1761. The original demarcation was marked with a series of granite markers. One of these markers, called “marco pombalino”, dating back to 1758, is still visible at the Quinta.

In the early 1900s, Quinta do Crasto was purchased by Constantino de Almeida, founder of the famous Constantino Port house. Following his death in 1923, his son, Fernando de Almeida, continued to run the Quinta, producing stellar Port wines.

In 1981, Fernando de Almeida’s daughter, Leonor Roquette, and her husband, Jorge Roquette, assumed majority ownership and management of the estate. With the help of their sons, Miguel and Tomás, they began the process of remodelling and expanding the vineyards and facilities to enable the production of top quality Port and Douro wines. Quinta do Crasto has now reclaimed its rightful status as one of the great family estates of the Douro region.

Address

Quinta do Crasto, S.A.

Quinta do Crasto
Gouvinhas
5060-063 Sabrosa
Portugal