Food pairing
We recommend to combine it with foie gras, duck pate, cod with cream sauce, fried sardines, grilled fish and sashimi
Grapes : Arinto, Roupeiro, Verdelho, Antão Vaz, Boal de Alicante, Trincadeira das Pratas, Fernão Pires
After the first soft pressing, the grapes are macerated for about a week, with the little juice left over (10% to 15%), then we press these masses again, the juice released is decanted cold with spontaneous fermentation, no sulphurisation until the end of fermentation. Then there is a complete, spontaneous malolactic fermentation, stabilization is done with bentonite, without any filtration.
Alcohol content
12,5 %
Store & Serve
Open 1 hour in advance to breathe. Serve at 10-11 °C .
From now to at least 7 years after harvest year to drink
92/100 - Gismondi on Wine Tasted: Nov 2021
This is Antonio Maçanita's Clockwork Orange. Arinto, Roupeiro, Verdelho, Antão Vaz, Alincante Branco, Trincadeira-das-Pratas, Fernão Pires make up the Alentejo coferment blend, from various granite-soiled vineyards and vines 15-50 years old. After the first whole bunch pressing, 10-15% of the remaining juice macerated on the skins for a week, and then was pressed again and reunited with the whole, where it native fermented. It remained in stainless on lees until it was bottled, unfiltered, the following fall. There's a lovely completeness to this orange wine, with layers of mandarin, Asian pear, quince, green apple, laced with kaffir lime and deftly textured via the skin contact and grippy granitic soils. Acidity is bright, and the finish lingers with ample salinity, encouraging ample smashability. (Treve Ring).