Esmero White
DOURO
VINE
SOIL: transition from schist to granite
CLIMATE: cold winters, very hot and dry summer
GRAPE VARIETIES: blend with predominance of Viosinho and Gouveio
VINE AGE: old (50 years)
OENOLOGY
HARVESTING DATE: mid setember
VINIFICATION: manual harvesting in boxes of 20 kg, sorting in mat of choice; pressing and cold settling for 24 hours; fermentation in steel tanks at controlled temperature
MATURATION: steel tanks and barriques
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL: 13% vol. | TOTAL ACIDITY: 6,2 gr/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 0,6 gr/l | PH: 3,35
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR: clear and citric
AROMA: complex, with intense fruits and white flowers aromas
TASTE: elegant taste with good balance of acidity and flavours of peach and melon
GASTRONOMY: fish, white meats or lightly garnished pastas