Rui Reguinga Terrenus 2022 White

€ 16.82

Pale straw colour. The nose is quite reminiscent of white flowers and delicate. The palate is extremely fresh and juicy with notes of ripe lemon peel. The granite soil adds minerality and complexity to this wine. Smooth, balanced, quite muscular with appetising freshness. Magnificent

Food-Pairing

The ideal white wine for with Bacalhau à bras: Salted cod, fried string potatoes, parsley, egg, black olives or Pork Belly Confit: Pak choi, pickled orange, sweet potato purée

Grapes: Arinto, Fernão Pires, Roupeiro and other indigenous varieties

Rui Reguinga pioneered the now-popular subregion of Portalegre, the northernmost and, due to its high altitude, significantly cooler part of the Alentejo. Rui discovered there in the early 2000s some very old vineyards planted decades ago by settlers from northern Portugal. In the process, they planted varieties they brought back from the Bairrada, among others, in addition to local varieties.

Rui immediately saw the potential and especially felt that the combination of the place and the grapes could give him a wine that was in the spirit of the northern Rhone he loved so much. Rui had always had a weakness for the better Roussanne and here in Portalegre he could make a Portuguese version of it.

Grapes from the Portalegre sub-region, from vineyards located in the Serra de São Mamede. Old vines with an average age of around 60 years. Schist soils with some granite outcrops. Manual harvest. Fermentation in stainless steel and partial fermentation during 6 months in new French Allier oak barrels.

Alcohol content

13 %vol

Store & Serve

Store in a cool place (12 ° C). Serve at 10 - 12 °C

Can be drunk 8 years after harvest year

Critics & Awards

Tags: Alentejo, Portalegre - Rui Reguinga