Bacalhôa

Catarina Branco

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Produtor: Bacalhôa

Harvest**: 2022

Type: Branco

Region: Algarve

Country of Origin: Portugal

Serve at: 8°C - 10°C

Volume: 75cl

Alcohol: 12%

Grapes: Arinto, Chardonnay, Fernão Pires

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Side Dishes: Bom com marisco, peixe fresco grelhado, carnes brancas e como aperitivo.

Description

Granada -colored wine, almost opaque, with aromas reminiscent of black fruits, spices and smoked, and jam notes due to the period of maturation. Dense, full on the taste and well structured. The tannins are present, but are soft and well integrated. An extremely pleasant, lasting and persistent ending.

Vinification:
Vineyards over 50 years of the 'Castelão' caste and younger vineyards of the 'Touriga Nacional' castes, 'Trincadeira' and 'Cabernet Sauvignon' in Fernando Pó, Palmela. Fermentation in stainless steel vats, the controlled temperature, followed by a period of 20 days of prolonged maceration. He interned 12 months in French oak barrel socks, followed by 8 months in a bottle.

TEST NOTES:
Granada -colored wine, almost opaque, with aromas reminiscent of black fruits, spices and smoked, and jam notes due to the period of maturation. Dense, full on the taste and well structured. The tannins are present, but are soft and well integrated. An extremely pleasant, lasting and persistent ending.

Criticism and awards:
. 16.5 points Wine large choices;
. Mundus Gold Medal Vini 2022 (other harvests);
. Silver Medal Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2014 (other harvests);
. Recommended Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 (other harvests);
. Bronze International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Medal (other harvests);
. International Wine Challenge 2014 Bronze Medal (other harvests);
. Bronze Medal San Francisco International Wine Competition 2014 (other harvests);
. Mundus Vini Gold Medal 2013 (other harvests);
. Gold Medal Vinalies China 2013 (other harvests);
. Double Gold Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards 2013 (other harvests);
. Silver Medal Vinalies Internationales Paris 2013 (other harvests);
. Bronze International Wine Challenge 2013 (other harvests);
. Bronze Medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 (other harvests);
. Bronze Medal Vinhos de Portugal 2013 (other harvests);
. Silver Medal San Francisco International Wine Competition 2013 (other harvests);
. Bronze International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013 (other harvests);
. Challenge International Du Vin 2012 Bronze Medal (other harvests);
. Bronze International Wine & Spirit Competition 2012 (other harvests);
. International Wine Challenge 2012 Silver Medal (other harvests);
. Bronze Medal San Francisco International Wine Competition 2012 (other harvests);
. Mundus Vini Gold Medal 2011 (other harvests).