Douro Meandro Branco 2020

QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO

Douro Meandro Branco
2020

$29.93*

* Suggested retail price

20 case(s) available

Product code
178390
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Portugal
Regulated designation
Denominação de origem controlada (DOC)
Region
Douro
Appellation
Douro
Varietal(s)
Rabigato
Arinto
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

While Quinta do Vale Meão only began bottling under its own label in 1999, the estate has an incredible history. Vale Meão was one of the shrewd acquisitions of the celebrated Douro landowner Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira. In 1877 she purchased 270 hectares of land near Vila Nova de Foz Côa in the Upper Douro, and over the course of the next decade established a model winery, planting all the vineyards from scratch. The Quinta remained in the family and is owned today by Francisco Javier...

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Production notes

After being slightly crushed, the grapes are cooled down and pressed in a traditional vertical press. The must is transferred to small temperature control vats in order to complete vinification. Each grape variety is vinified separately. The wine was aged on lees for seven months.

Tasting notes

As a result of the traditional pressing, Meandro shows an intense greenish colour. It has the vibrant acidity of Arinto combined with the lively fruit of the Rabigato. The mouth feel is surprisingly dense with bright freshness.