Tempo Alvarinho

Type of wine

White wine made from grapes of Alvarinho

variety from a vineyard planted above

200 meters of altitude. The vine, with

more than 15 years old, has low production

with high levels of acidity and good

maturation. A wine made “the old way”

with total fermentation on skins, with

more color and more tannin.

Key points

Selected harvest (only the bunches from

the more matured spurs are selected).

Handpicked grapes into small boxes and

carried to the winery in a short period of

time. Half of the batch undergoes total

fermentation on skins. The other half

ferments with the whole bunch of grapes

non de-stemmed. After the fermentation

the batches are joined in French oak

barrels where they undergo a 9 months

ageing with regular bâtonnage.

Tasting notes

Deep gold color typical from the skin

fermentation. Strong intensity of aromas

where caramelized orange skin and hints

of floral notes. On the palate, soft tannin

with a beautiful structure side by side with

a pronounced and stressed acidity.