Quinta Vale Dona Maria Vinhas Do Sabor 2021 Branco

€ 21.00

An excellent, aromatic white wine from vineyards between 20 and 35 years old. Clear and bright citrus color, on the nose it is marked by the woody touch, standing out for the elegance of tropical and floral notes. In the mouth, it has a velvety texture with a predominance of freshness and elegance. Long and fresh finish.

Quinta Vale D. Maria is expanding its portfolio into the Douro Superior sub-region with the launch of three new wines, Vinhas Do Sabor Tinto, Vinhas Do Sabor Branco and Superior Tinto. Sourced from Quinta Vale do Sabor, next to Foz do Rio Sabor, these three wines reflect the authenticity and personality of the Douro Superior terroir.

Food pairing

Vale D. Maria Vinhas do Sabor white 2021 is ideal to accompany salads, white meat dishes, cod, roasted fatty fish and octopus.

Grapes : Rabigato, Viosinho, Arinto, Gouveio

After careful selection on the sorting mat, the grapes are destemmed and slightly crushed. Carefully pressed in a pneumatic press. The must is decanted in stainless steel vats for 24 hours at 10ºC. The wine ferments at controlled temperatures in stainless steel vats and French oak barrels carefully selected for this wine. After fermentation, the wine ages in the same barrels for 8 months.

After a sequence of hot and concentrated years, 2021 brought freshness throughout the growing season and even during the harvest. The water availability of the Douro soil has a very strong impact on vines and musts. The winter rains satisfied the reserves until the painter’s phase, nonetheless in July and August the absence of water was felt. However, the colder nights and the nonappearance of the usual heat peaks made the maturations unfold in a balanced way. The unexpected rains of September came to fill the water needs. Despite threatening the health of the vines and the concentration of the berries, careful monitoring and the right decision on the harvest time were decisive for the final quality of the wines.

Alcohol content

13 %

pH: 3,33

Store & Serve

Serve at 10-11 °C

From now to at least 6 years after harvest year to drink

Critics & Awards

89/100 - Falstaff Tasted: Aug 2022

Helels Goldgelb, Silberreflexe. Zart nach gerosteter Haselnuss, Nuancen von Quitten und gelbem Apfel, zarter Blütenhonig. Mittlerer Korper, weißer Apfel, nussiger Touch, feine Säurestruktur, Biskuit im Nachhall, bereits zugänglich.

Tags: Quinta Vale Dona Maria - Douro