Florão Alentejo Branco

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Quinta da Fonte Souto is in the Portalegre subregion of the Alto Alentejo in southern Portugal. Close to the São Mamede range (1,025 metres), the property benefits from the area’s altitude with its cooler microclimate in sharp contrast to the Alentejo region’s typically hot and dry conditions. Yields are low due to the schist and granite soils, which are less fertile than those found in the flat and rolling terrain which characterizes the majority of the Alentejo.

Description

Tasting Notes from Pinto Wines

Colour Gold colour
Nose Pineapple and apricot preserve with subtle background notes of wildflowers and sea breeze
Palate Onderfully fresh, punctuated by stony minerality and citric verve, a characteristic of the Arinto

Fact Sheet

Size 75 cl
Grape Variety Arinto, Verdelho
Alcohol % 13.5%
Style Fresh medium bodied White
Estate/Producer Quinta da fonte Souto
Country Portugal
Region Alentejo
Vintage 2021
Vinification The grapes are hand-harvested into small boxes and received at the property’s winery. After manual sorting, they are destemmed and gently crushed, after which the grapes are transferred to a pneumatic press where they are pressed at low pressure. Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks at low temperatures to preserve the wine’s aromatic expression. After alcoholic fermentation, the wines are sulfited to prevent the onset of malolactic fermentation.
Closure Natural Cork
Cellaring/Ageing Potential Meant to be drunk young-no more than 3 years

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