Pequenos Rebentos Alvarinho White
Made 100% with the Alvarinho variety, from grapes from selected winemakers from Melgaço and Monção, and the fruit of fermentation in stainless steel vats using battonage. It is a wine with a strong varietal character, rustic and fresh, as well as round and aromatic, with the minerality that is so appreciated in this variety, and whose elegance and particularity can only be found in great world varieties. After manual harvesting, and transport to the cellar in small boxes (18kg-20kg), the bunches were destemmed and the grapes were macerated for 8 hours, preceded by light pressing and decanting for 48 hours. It fermented at controlled temperature (14º-15ºC) for 15 days. Stage 5 months with battonage. This Alvarinho concentrates the vegetable in the skin, the intensity of aromas, the balance and at the same time the delicate side of this variety. Wine with a greenish color, with an intense aroma, with a tropical and light vegetal touch. Wine well balanced in the mouth. Finishes long and persistent. Contains sulfites.
Pombal do Vesúvio Magnum Red
This is the second wine from Quinta do Vesuvio, whose name refers to the Pombal Vineyard, characterized by the existence of an old and traditional Douro pombal and where Touriga Nacional grapes are produced, which represent an important component in the final lot of the Pombal Vesúvio. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pedra Escrita Magnum White
Organic wine: Manual harvest for small 15 kg perforated boxes, fermentation with cold technology, in a reductive environment, with controlled temperature around 16ºC. 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 pre-fermentation operations are carried out with the utmost rigor, being responsible for the intrinsic quality of the future wine. The entire wine is fermented in used French oak and remains there after a small racking over fine lees with periodic “battonage” stirring until the final blend is made. 6 months in French oak barrels, fermentation and agitation stage with fine lees, coming from the very sandy Upper Douro granitic soil at an average altitude of 575 meters. It has a citrus and mineral aroma, grapefruit notes, discrete exotic fruits and country flowers. Very persistent and fresh mouth with very lively citrus notes, resulting in a very elegant set.
Beyra Gouveio White
Beyra Altitude Riesling White
Pacheca Superior Magnum Red
Quinta do Ortigão Colheita Red
Quinta do Ortigão Chardonnay White
Monte da Ravasqueira Reserva da Família White
A timeless wine, produced only from selected areas of the vine, modern and disruptive, reflects the ever-deepening knowledge of the vineyard. A lot always composed by Alvarinho and Viognier varieties, which presents great freshness and exuberance after aging for 8 months in French oak barrels. This wine is the result of an ambitious work that seeks to reconcile innovation and tradition, values that characterize the José de Mello family. Contains Sulfites.
Monte da Ravasqueira Syrah Red
It aged in French oak barrels for 8 months. It presents itself as a more complex and textured wine, full of elegance and volume, widely gastronomic or to be enjoyed solo. Dark and dense garnet color. Nose of great impact and balance between notes of ripe black fruit, plum and fig and notes of wood aging. In the race it presents a unique lightness and power with a velvety texture and facing the table. Contains sulfites.
Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos Red
After crushing the grapes undergo a thermal shock followed by foot walking for four hours in granite winches. After this process the grapes are transferred to small French oak barrels where they ferment for about 10 days. The stage takes 15 months in used barrels of 225 liters, French oak. Excellent color, very lively. A very floral nose with citrus notes. In the mouth your floral profile stays and enchants with its softness. In the mouth it presents an extraordinary elegance, excellent acidity, with tannins present, but fine. Contains Sulfites.
Montes Claros Reserva White
Grapes from previously selected vineyards follow strict ripeness control before the harvest decision. In the cellar, the process of total destemming and light pre-fermentative maceration follows, clarification for 18 to 24 hours. Then alcoholic fermentation starts at 15ºC, followed by a light and partial aging in French oak barrels with “batônnage sur lies”. The grape varieties were accompanied separately during the stage, the final blend being made only with the best wines. Crystalline appearance, greenish to golden color. Intense, complex aroma, elegant in character, suggesting notes of tropical fruits, pineapple and light vanilla, with a subtle presence of French oak. Structured, generous, harmonious and balanced in the mouth. Soft palate, refreshing due to acidity and persistent citrus and tropical fruits in the long finish. Contains sulfites.
