Region:Dão – Serra da Estrela
Soil type: Granite
Average vine age: from 25 to 70 years old
Grape varieties: Field blend of 20 native grape varieties, based on 90% of Siria, Fernão Pires, Bical, Arinto, Encruzado, Malvasia Fina and Cerceal.
Altitude above sea level : 500/600 m. Goes through malolactic fermentation.
‘Saline, pear and green melon, or something, but not overly fruity as such, plus a little white pepper/green chilli. Fleshy but fine, with a chalky feel, a little creaminess in with pear and apple, good balance and a stony and brine-laced finish. Very interesting. Different.’ – 94 points. Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
