António Maçanita Vinha Centenária 2016 White Wine

Data sheet

Region

Açores

Tasting Notes

Yellow citrine-straw colour, iodine aroma, salt, linden. In the mouth concentrated dense attack, acidity cuts in the middle and remains until the end of the tasting, salt, salt eiodine, is a "slap" of sea

Consumption

12ºC

Enjoy

Shellfish, brown fish (red mullet, sea roe, sea urchins) but with a density and concentration to work with white meat of burnt fat, like a good piglet or even a pork belly

Bottle Size

White meats, pastas dishes and grilled seafood

Country

Portugal

Type

White Wine

Year

2016

Weight

1.5

Cast

Arinto dos Açores, Verdelho and Alicante Branco

Alcohol

13.5%

Vinification

Hand picked, selection on table of choice, direct press, decanted 12h cold, first presses vinified in stainless steel in horizontal vat, 2nd presses fermented in oak barrels French 3 years of use, no lipstick for 9 months

Wine Maker

António Maçanita