Encosta Do Sobral Branco 2017
The Story:
Marco was introduced to us by a friend of ours, Paulo Santos. Paulo's knowledge of wines is far outshone by his outstanding ability to ride a horse so he deserves all credit for introducing us to this winery near Tomar. Perhaps the link is that Tomar is one of the last redoubts of the Knights Templar. By the time we came to meet Marco, we were late, Marco was fed up waiting for us and we were all happy to call it a day until Marco pulled the cork on the Different Red. ‘Dynamite’ says our tasting note at the time. So in reverse order, we asked if he made any white. We were led to the immaculate stainless steel tanks from which Marco proceeded to let us taste white after glorious white and any thoughts of calling it a day soon evaporated.
Region: Ribatejano
Producer: Encosta do Sobral
Winemaker: Marco Crespo and Pedro Serreno
Tasting notes:
Initially there are some fine vanilla notes on the nose but the palate becomes a delicious array of citrus fruits which together with some quite zinging acidity creates a fresh, lemony wine which refreshes the palate beautifully.
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Technical Information
Classification: Vinho Regional Ribatejano
Grape: 40% Arinto, 40% Fernão Pires, 20% Malvasia
Terroir:
The vines are grown on infertile schist made more infertile by extreme heat during the summer months. The roots of these vines therefore drive deep into the earth in search of water, giving a minerality to the wine that offers a uniqueness of flavour.
Vinification
The grapes are hand picked with traditional fermentation with strict temperature control. 35% of the wine is placed for 4 months in French and American oak barrels of 1 or 2 years ageing. Before being offered to the market, the wine spends 3 months in the bottle in strictly controlled temperatures.
Analysis
Alcohol:14.0%
pH:3.07
Residual sugar (g/l):1.4
Total acidity (g/l):5.5
Production:10,000 bottles per annum-
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