Description
Organic. A field blend of Loureiro (over 50%) with the balance being Trajadura, Vinhão and others (unknown). Sandy soils, old vines (average 40 years old) from sites between Póvoa de Varzim and Esposende on the Atlantic coast in northern Portugal near the Spanish border. All grapes (both reds and whites) are hand-harvested simultaneously and immediately whole cluster pressed together. The juice is then racked to temp controlled stainless steel where it ferments and is bottled just before the end of fermentation. Undisgorged. No stabilization, filtration, or SO2