21,39€
approx. £17.80
O Produtor, tasting note published in May 25th 2021
The nose reveals a certain elegant austerity, with notes of laurel leaf, citrus peel, spice, young still, in need of opening. It impresses in the mouth with the precision and definition of the grape variety, always serious, without easy exuberance, but with much vibration and firmness, in an almost saline register. Solid but light, crunchy, with excellent lemon acidity, it has everything to grow in the bottle. Beautiful wine, full of presence and sense of terroir.
This wine was made from a vineyard planted in 1989, between Ponte de Lima and Braga, from which only the least productive vines were selected. It is the result of spontaneous fermentation in used Puligny-Montrachet barrels, and consequent maturation of about 6 months, using battonage. It is a wine with a strong varietal character, fresh with a slight floral.
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105130
Márcio Lopes is one of the faces of a new generation of experimentalist and revivalist winemakers who have been bringing us exceptional wines, capable of awakening our senses to what is ours, what is truly Portuguese wine. There are 80,000 bottles that today complete his production, exported to more than 14 countries.
“Experiment. Create. Accomplish. It’s my life motto. I want to make special wines that bring out the best nature has to offer.”
Márcio Lopes was born in Porto in 1983 and from a young age had contact with rural life and agriculture through his grandparents. He graduated in Agricultural Engineering in 2006 from the University of Porto. Still during his academic period, he started working with the winemaker Anselmo Mendes in Melgaço, where he made his first harvest with the Alvarinho grape variety. From northern Portugal, he headed to Australia in 2008, where he did two harvests – Rutherglen and Tasmania.
In 2010, he founded the project “Márcio Lopes Winemaker” with his first two brands: PEQUENOS REBENTOS in the Vinho Verde Region and PROIBIDO in the Upper Douro Region.
In 2015, he acquired Quinta do Pombal in Vila Nova de Foz Côa.
He was elected “Winemaker Revelation of the Year 2019” by “Revista de Vinhos – A Essência dos Vinhos” in 2020. In the same year, he received the “2019 Uniqueness Award” from the magazine “Vinho – Grandes Escolhas” and a Mention in the “Top 100 Wine Discoveries 2020, Robert Parker”.
In 2020, he received the “Tradition and Identity” award from the magazine “Paixão Pelo Vinho”.
“We have a well-defined path to follow, surely with obstacles. But always step by step, with a focus on excellence, above all, what we most desire is to make people happy.
