WineWise Code

PDA-ENC23

Country

Portugal

Region

Dāo

Color/Style

White

Destemming

Complete

Fermentation Vessel

Barrel

Additional Fermentation Notes

Total destemming and crushing followed by 24-hour skin contact. Pneumatic pressing, natural decantation and spontaneous fermentation in barrels at 18-22�C. Complete malolactic fermentation.

Aging Vessel

100% New Barrique

Aging Duration (months)

11 months

Filtered?

No

Fining Agents

None

Yeast Protocol

Pied de Cuve

Malolactic Conversion

Yes

Additonal Maturation Details:

Ageing in barrels on the fine lees for 11 months in a reductive environment. Racking and kept in stainless steel for 6 months until bottling. Natural decantation, the wine has not been clarified or filtered, and may have a deposit

Added Sulfur

Yes, 80mg/l total sulphur dioxide

Varieties

Encruzado

pH

3.37

Closure

Natural cork

Annual Production

1,093 bottles

Certified Vegan

No

Primary Vineyard Name

Encruzado from Vinha da Fonte Velha (1,43ha total, planted in 1990, grape varieties 50% Encruzado (Grand Cru) and 30% Malvasia Fina (uprooted in 2024) e 20% Cerceal-Branco ).

Soil Types

Granite

Elevation (meters)

max 296m, min 288m

Vine Age

24 years

Yields (hl/ha)

Average 40

Farming Practices

Practicing organic, practicing regenerative

Other Vineyard Details

This vineyard is very interesting, because we discovered with Pedro Parra, our terroir consultant, that our Encruzado there is planted on a "grand cru" level granite alterite, while the 30% of Malvasia Fina and 20% Cerceal-Branco are planted on a "villages" level soils, because of an old creek that used to pass through this plot in the past.