Antonio Madeira Dão Palhete Ainda 2021
$70.00 inc. GST
Ainda means ‘yet’ or ‘still’ – 2021 was a fantastic year with fresh ripe grapes, a year impacted by important rains in the harvest period (more than 100mm in september) and a year with low alcohol wines. A true field blend of 40 different grapes, old vines, 20-25% white grapes. In the past, people wanted their wine sooner, which is why palhete was such a popular style, with the addition of white grapes softening the tannins of the red varietals. This cuvée’s aim is to keep alive this Portuguese traditional style of wine. Antonio is very proud to help to show this Portuguese identity to the world.
Wonderful ripe, sweet berry fruit aromatics with some floral cherry notes. Pure, vivid and quite intense with lovely cherry and berry fruit. This is quite full with lots of lovely fruit. Lovely ripe fruit here.
45 in stock
Description
VINEYARDS : Mix of old vineyards – REGION : Dão – Serra da Estrela – SOIL TYPE : Granite – AVERAGE VINE AGE : 50 to 100 years old
GRAPE VARIETIES : field blend of 40 grape varieties (20% white grapes and 80% red grapes).
ALT. FROM SEA LEVEL : 500 m – HARVEST METHOD : Hand picked – FERMENTATION : Indigenous yeasts, open vats with controlled temperature
MALOLACTIC : Done in stainless steel – AGEING : 8 months in stainless steel.
Reviews / Ratings / Awards
The Winefront – Mike Bennie
Gosh, this is delicious to drink. Frisky, crisp and refreshing red brightly floral in perfume with sour cherry and cranberry whiffs in tow. The palate is more of the cranberry tang, with that dryness you get from sipping on cranberry drink, a fine, powdery flick of tannin all over it. The length wanders, but the gist is a red of vibrancy and ease of consumption with good structure and detail. I find these kinds of reds very lovely.
Rated : 93 Points
