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Ilha Do Pico Pico Arinto Dos Acores Terroir Vulcanico 2023 750ml
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The 2023 Arinto dos Açores shows the concentration and minerality of the grapes from old vines in Criação Velha, which is the part of the island that retained the vines when the variety was wiped out from other zones. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in mostly oak vats, except for 26% in stainless steel and 5% in 500-liter barrels, and it matured in those vats for eight months with fine lees. The wine is pale, expressive and harmonious, clean and serious, with a vibrant palate with saltiness, contained ripeness and 12% alcohol, a pH of 3.4 and 6.48 grams of acidity. A total of 10,472 bottles were produced. It was bottled in June 2024.
Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.
Region
Pico
WA92pts
Wine Advocate
The 2023 Arinto dos Açores shows the concentration and minerality of the grapes from old vines in Criação Velha, which is the part of the island that retained the vines when the variety was wiped out from other zones. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in mostly oak vats, except for 26% in stainless steel and 5% in 500-liter barrels, and it matured in those vats for eight months with fine lees. The wine is pale, expressive and harmonious, clean and serious, with a vibrant palate with saltiness, contained ripeness and 12% alcohol, a pH of 3.4 and 6.48 grams of acidity. A total of 10,472 bottles were produced. It was bottled in June 2024.
Winery Notes
The most planted grape on the island, this varietal wine is bursting with stone fruit and has a softer, round palate.
