A Cerca dos Frades Verdelho White
Selective manual harvest in 25kg buckets. Gentle pressing of the whole bunch, with decantation after 12 hours of sedimentation. Fermented by indigenous yeasts with temperature control. Aging in 15% used French oak barrels and 85% in vertical stainless steel vats. Expressive aroma of tropical fruit combined with spices. Fresh, saline and elegant in the mouth.
A Cerca dos Frades Terrantez White
Selective manual harvest in 25kg buckets. Gentle pressing of the whole bunch, with decantation after 12 hours of sedimentation. Fermented by indigenous yeasts with temperature control. Aging in 15% used French oak barrels and 85% in vertical stainless steel vats. Elegant aroma typical of the variety, with floral notes, unctuous in the mouth, fresh and markedly saline.
A Cerca dos Frades Garrafeira Arinto White
Selective manual harvest in 25kg buckets. Gentle pressing of the whole bunch, with decantation after 12 hours of sedimentation. The must results from the total pressing of grapes from a single plot. Fermented by indigenous yeasts with temperature control and aged for 6 months on lees in a horizontal stainless steel tank. Complex aroma combining citrus fruits, with a tropical touch and hints of sea air. In the mouth it is unctuous, persistent, very fresh and saline.
A Cerca dos Frades Selected Harvest White
Selective manual harvest in 25kg buckets. Gentle pressing of the whole bunch, with decantation after 12 hours of sedimentation. Fermented by indigenous yeasts with temperature control. Internship in stainless steel vats. Cerca dos Frades, combines the freshness of Arinto dos Açores, the elegance of Terrantez do Pico and the fragrance of Verdelho, in a blend deeply marked by the volcanic origin of the soils, the proximity of the sea and the temperate Atlantic climate.
