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Quinta São Gião Alvarinho Barrica 2021

Quinta São Gião Alvarinho Barrica 2021

100% Alvarinho
2021
Portugal · Vinho Verde
Rich & Round White
ananas · grapefruit · sinaasappel · perzik · brioche · witte peper · natte steen · ziltigheid
€23,99
€23,99
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Quinta São Gião, Alvarinho Barrica 2021

Family business from Guimarães in northern Portugal, with vineyards on granite soil in the Ave sub-region. This is not a common fresh Vinho Verde, but an Alvarinho matured in barrels for more depth. The labels refer to the work of painter Jorge Pinheiro.

What you smell
Pineapple, grapefruit and orange peel, with mandarin. Beneath that, a slight hint of biscuit, white pepper, and wet stone.

What you taste
Dry, with firm fresh acidity that keeps the wine crisp and clear. Medium-bodied, with lime and a hint of peach. A salty, stony undertone and a long finish. Has the potential to mature for several more years.

How it's made
100% Alvarinho from granite soil. Short pre-fermentation skin maceration, followed by fermentation in stainless steel and finished in 500-liter French oak barrels with different levels of toasting. Eight months in barrels with regular bâtonnage (stirring of the yeast lees for more texture), then another approximately fourteen months in stainless steel before bottling.

Serving
Serve at 10 to 12°C. Decanting is not necessary. A wider white wine glass helps release the aromas.

Pairs well with

  • Grilled sea bass: the salty undertone and fresh acidity mirror the briny fish and cut through the grilled fat.
  • Risotto with lemon and Parmesan: the barrel aging provides enough body to handle the creamy rice.
  • Aged hard cheese: the acidity refreshes the salty, fatty character of the cheese.
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100% Alvarinho from granite soil. Brief pre-fermentation skin maceration, then fermentation in stainless steel, finished in 500-liter French oak barrels with varying toast levels. Eight months in barrel with regular bâtonnage (stirring of the yeast cells for more texture), followed by approximately fourteen more months in stainless steel before bottling.

Serve at 10 to 12°C. Decanting is not necessary. A larger white wine glass helps release the aromas.

- Grilled sea bass: the salty undertones and fresh acidity mirror the salty fish and cut through the grilled fat.
- Lemon and Parmesan risotto: the barrel ageing provides enough body to stand up to the creamy rice.
- Mature hard cheese: the acidity refreshes the salty, fatty character of the cheese.

Quinta São Gião is een familiebedrijf in Guimarães, de bakermat van Portugal zelf, en maakt sinds 1972 Vinho Verde van eigen druiven. Drie generaties Almeida Freitas hebben het bedrijf gevormd, van oprichting tot de kunst die nu op de etiketten staat.

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Vinho Verde is geen druif maar een klimaat: groen, nat en Atlantisch, in het uiterste noordwesten van Portugal. Het levert lichte, prikkelende witte wijnen met weinig alcohol, gemaakt van druiven die verder nergens ter wereld zo worden gebruikt.

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