Monte Cascas Reserva Branco Douro
14,99 €19,99 €/L
Viosinho from a single vineyard on white granite at 640 metres. Barrel-fermented with fortnightly bâtonnage, creamy in texture.
Description
Monte Cascas Reserva White Douro 2022 — barrel-fermented Viosinho from white granite at altitude
A single vineyard on white granite at 640 metres, fermented in barrel with fortnightly bâtonnage and aged six months in seasoned oak.
Douro whites are made at altitude, and this vineyard sits high: around thirty years old, on white granite at 640 metres, some 117 kilometres from the coast, in a mountain continental climate.
The blend is 60% Viosinho, 30% Gouveio and 10% Códega do Larinho, hand-harvested across the first and third weeks of September. Direct pressing, four hours of crushing with passive oxygenation, 24 hours of settling, then fermentation in barrel with bâtonnage every fortnight. Six months in barrels of two to three years’ use. 13% alcohol.
Lemon in colour. Pineapple and stone fruit on the nose over a mineral base. The palate is creamy in texture with acidity held in balance.
Serve at 13 ºC. Cellaring 2025–2035. Pairs with goat’s cheese, oysters, grilled fish and seafood risotto. First vintage produced: 2006.
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Additional information
| Brand | Monte Cascas |
|---|---|
| Type | White |
| Range | Reserva |
| Castas | 60% Viosinho, 30% Gouveio, 10% Códega do Larinho |
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