Antonio Madeira 2022 Palhete Ainda
A marvellous counterpoint to the simpler Aphros Palhete, this throwback wine is composed of no fewer than 40 different varieties. A co-fermentation of black grapes with 30% of over-ripe whites (which Antonio says renders the wine “gouleyant”), it is hard to imagine a more sheerly pleasurable glass of wine to drink.
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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | PAM-PAL22 |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Dāo |
Color/Style | Red |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | Stainless steel |
Additional Fermentation Notes | Maceration: 2 weeks in lagares (open vats typical from Portugal)
Very gentle punchdown 2 mins on the morning and evening
Fermentation duration: 4 weeks |
Aging Vessel | 100% Stainless Steel |
Aging Duration (months) | 8 months |
Filtered? | No |
Fining Agents | None |
Yeast Protocol | Spontaneous |
Malolactic Conversion | Yes |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 2 g/L |
Varieties | Field blend of 40 different varieties, 25% white, 75% red varieties |
Residual Sugar | 0.5 |
ABV | 12 |
Acidity | 4.95 |
pH | 3.67 |
Closure | Natural cork |
Annual Production | 6800 bottles |
Other Wine Facts | White (25%) and red grapes (75%) are fermented together in lagares, showing the traditional way of making wine in the past of Portugal.
Natural vinification.
Fresh, easy drinking wine but with deepness and complexity. |
Soil Types | Granite |
Elevation (meters) | 500 |
Farming Practices | Practicing organic, practicing regenerative |
Harvest Method | Hand-Harvested |
Notes from the Producer: 2022 was a year extremely dry, without rain, resulting from climate change effects.
Ainda means ‘yet’ or ‘still’.
40 different grapes, old vines, purchased grapes, 20-25% white grapes.
As the whites ripen sooner than the white it brings some richness and masks the tannins, so it is
drinkable sooner than the reds. In the past, people wanted it sooner which is why palhete was such a
popular style.
This cuvée aim at maintaining alive this portuguese traditional style. We are very proud to help to
show this portuguese identity to the world.
