Muros de Grade Branco Loureiro 2023
Variety: Loureiro
Harvest year: 2023
Alcohol: 11,5%
Oenologues: João Pereira
Pair: Ideal for savory entrées, such as salads, fish or white meats. A very versatile wine that also goes with smoked salmon, soft cheeses, seafood and sushi. It’s also ideal for some desserts. Serve between 7oC and 11oC.
Tasting notes: Clear/Citrus. Delicate with an intense tropical aroma and subtle notes of citrus flowers. Pleasant and elegant mineral flavor of fresh fruits. Round on the mouth with an excellent persistent finish.
Vinification: Selection of the best grapes, with a peculiar maceration followed by a soft press. The alcoholic fermentation occurs with a controlled temperature, between 14 and 16 degrees, for 12 days. Bâtonnage over the thin sediments for 1 month, followed by a cold stabilization and soft filtration. The bottling occurs in the beginning of winter, followed by a dim phase on the bottle for at least 2 months.
Awards:
Gold Medal in the 2023 Wine Cities Competition, by AMPV
Silver Medal in the Vinho Verde Fest 2024