Quinta da Pedra Escrita RESERVA

Fermentation and ageing with fine lees stirred “batonnage” in 500 Lts French oak barrels / Single estate grapes of Verdelho, Rabigato, Alvarinho and Viognier. / Very sandy granite soil in the Douro Superior, at an average altitude of 575 metres.

Vintage 2019

GRAPES Verdelho (30%), Rabigato (30%), Alvarinho (20%), Viognier (20%).

ORIGIN Quinta da Pedra Escrita estate is located in Freixo de Numão - Douro Superior, with an average altitude of 575 meters. The windy and dry soils of the Estate are mainly of granite, sandy and very poor in nutrients. Here I grew my first vineyard, always believing that the granite soils give us wines with highly complex aromas and great longevity, like in the old times, with very concentrated grapes due the low yields. This is a tradition that we want to bring back to a world of increasingly stereotyped wines, and that emphasizes the unique character of the Douro's white wines.

VINIFICATION Hand-picked grapes to small perforated boxes of 15 kg. The grapes are pressed without crushing and without destemming under an inert atmosphere in order to preserve all the aromatic potential of the grapes. A great effort is made to ensure that all prefermentation operations are carried out to the strictest possible extent and are therefore responsible for the intrinsic quality of the future wine preserving its primary aromas.

AGEING Fermentation and ageing stirring the fine lees “batonnage” in French oak barrels of 500 Lts until bottling in June.