Humus Branco 2022
€ 23.25
Light yellow; it smells of mature apples, it’s also waxy in the aroma (from fernão pires); it’s full on the palate, a bit buttery, and with a good acidity (for which arinto is often a guarantist, but here also the climate). It has in fact more arinto, but the fernão pires shows a lot of influence.
Food pairing
Delicious with daily dishes
Grapes: Arinto, Fernão Pires
Once harvested by hand to small boxes and carefully selected, the grapes were gently pressed. The juice fermented with the wild yeasts at 225 liters old oak barrels. Nothing was added to the wine.
It was bottled without any fining or filtration.
Humus Branco emerges from vineyards that grace steep inclines, ensconced by an eucalyptus woodland. Across 9 hectares, vines flourish in clay and limestone soil, nurtured by the mighty Atlantic’s touch. Cultivated organically, no synthetic substances intervene. Harvest, a meticulous manual endeavour, unfolds in small crates with utmost selectivity.
Alcoholcontent
11%
Store & Serve
Store in a cool place (around 12ºC)
Serve at 10-12 °C. Can be drunk as from now till 8 years after harvest
Critics & Awards
Producer: Humus, Encosta da Quinta
Region: Lisbõa, Obidos
