Moscatel Favaios Commemorative Edition 70 Years
Moscatel 70 Years from Adega Cooperativa de Favaios, created from the best seven harvests since its foundation, one per decade (1964, 1975, 1980, 1999, 2007, 2011 and 2020), is a hymn to the art of blending wines and also to the true muscat of the Douro. The Moscatel Galego variety, unlike the Moscatel de Setúbal, found in the freshness of the altitude (between 550 and 600 meters) and in the fertile soils of the Favaios-Alijó plateau the perfect place to express all its aromatic richness and acidic freshness. Unlike other fortified wines, the great Muscat wines, the most durable, are often born from grapes tending to be green rather than ripe. A sublimation of some fresh lychee, dried fruit, candied orange, honey, glycerine, spices and life-giving acidity. All in a harmonious dose, far from the syrupy muscat profile, too sweet and concentrated, and the thin and uncomplex muscat type. It's so good that, even when the glass is emptied, there's a delicious perfume left that makes you want to sip.
Moscatel Favaios Siza Vieira 1980
The Favaios 1980 is the type of wine that vinifies only in the years in which the grapes have demonstrated to have an exceptional quality. After careful selection of the best Favaios grapes they were macerated and fermented as they were traditionally in the region. The alcoholic fermentation is very short, and soon after the ascent of the blanket is bleeding of most of the wort and application of brandy. A small part of the wort, however, continues to ferment and macerate with the films for a few more days and only later is the fermentation of this very aromatic rich must. The first and second mustards are then blended and stored in very old wood shavings and then age slowly improving their bouquet over decades. It has a very intense aroma, while still preserving some citrus aromas. Rich in typical aromas of aging, such as walnuts, dried figs, toasted and cocoa. In the flavor is bulky but delicate, with the sweetness well balanced by the acidity, fresh and elegant. Contains sulfites.
Moscatel Favaios 10 Anos
The Favaios 10 Anos is a lot wine in which only the best Moscatel harvests are used for its constitution. In the years when nature allows conditions for the caste Moscatel express itself in all its splendor are made some fermentations with a careful selection of grapes. The fermentation takes about three days with intense skin maceration and temperature controlled to 15-16 ° C. The wine spirit is then added to the grapes and must stopped fermenting in order to obtain a wine with high alcohol content and residual sugar. Maceration has already in the presence of brandy it is kept for another 5-6 days always at low temperature. After pressing, the wine begins an aging process in wooden ferries for several years, improving the integration of the brandy with the wine and improving its bouquet. During the aging in wood are chosen the wines that will constitute the lot of Favaios 10 Years, mixing older harvests with younger ones, making the wine richer, more intense and more complex. In Favaios 10 Years, the most typical aromas of the Moscatel variety are felt like the orange peel and the floral ones like the color of orange, linden and roses. At the same time the most typical aromas of aging such as nuts, roasted and honey are evident. In the taste the wine is full of intensity, with excellent acidity that gives it unctuous and long balance. Contains sulfites.
Casa Velha Moscatel Galego White
Some of the best Moscatel grapes from the Favaios plateau are selected and harvested by hand. To extract the maximum aromatic richness of the grapes, a pre-fermentative maceration is carried out for 48 hours and only afterwards the clean must is extracted. The alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats for about 15 days with a controlled temperature between 15-18ºC. Once the alcoholic fermentation is finished, a 5-month stage begins, during which contact with fine lees is promoted, after which filtration and bottling follow. Bright and citrus colored, with intense floral and fruity aromas, with emphasis on lychees, roses and tropical fruits. In the mouth it is quite elegant, fresh and balanced, with good acidity and medium structure. It ends in a balanced and persistent way. Contains sulfites.
