Quinta da Alorna Reserva Das Pedras 2018 White
€ 21.50
| Producer | Quinta da Alorna |
| Region | Tejo |
| Grapes | Fernão Pires (100%) |
| Ageing | 30% for 9 months in second-fill French oak |
| Farming | Old vines on sand and pebbles (Charneca) |
| Alcohol | 12.5%vol | pH: 3.3 |
| Serving | 10-12°C |
| Drinking window | Up to 9 years after the harvest |
| Scores | 18/20 Grandes Escolhas |
Reserva das Pedras Branco 2018: old-vine Fernão Pires, mineral and gastronomic.
Tasting note
Fresh and elegant, with white flowers, citrus and stone fruit. A gastronomic white with plenty of volume, carried by its acidity, and a long, distinctly mineral finish.
The story
The Reserva das Pedras wines come from old vines in the Charneca, on land where the Tagus once flowed and left rounded pebbles. The soil, mostly sand, is very poor and holds hardly any moisture.
The wine fermented in stainless steel, then 30% aged 9 months in second-fill French oak.
Food pairing
Lovely with an eel or cod stew.
The producer
Quinta da Alorna lies near Almeirim, on the south bank of the Tagus, and was founded in 1723 by Dom Pedro de Almeida, later the first Marquis of Alorna and Viceroy of India. The estate covers some 2,600 hectares, mostly forest, with olive groves, farmland and around 180 hectares of vineyards.
Most vineyards lie in the Charneca, a dry, flat area of poor sandy soils and rounded pebbles, where grapes ripen faster than elsewhere in the Tejo. Winemaker Martta Reis Simões has worked there since 2003 with some twenty Portuguese and international varieties.
Critics & Awards
18/20 Grandes Escolhas | Tasted: Mar 2022
4,1/5 Vivino (70 ratings)