Pormenor Reserva Branco Douro Portugal 2021Region: Portugal Appellation: Douro Color Style: White Wine Grapes: 90% Rabigato, 10% Malvasia Fina Vinification: After careful selection, the best grapes are gently pressed and the must was decanted for 24 hours. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts. Fermentation and ageing on the lees for 10 months in used French oak barrels with no temperature control. No malo or battonage. Harvest: Third week of September Soil: Schist Altitude:

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The writing on the barrel

Type/Style: Skin Contact White Wine

Color/Style: Sparkling

To switch from reds to whites

vineyard-specific bottlings called “Halgans” (Halenberg) and “Frühtau” (Frühlingsplätzchen) offer a very concise articulation of these amazing vineyards

The winery soon achieved organic certification and began using biodynamic treatments

and white pepper are present on the nose

and no fining or filtering

The vineyards sit mostly on hill tops

United States Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains Color/Style: Red Wine Grapes: Cabernet Franc

the estate is certified organic and renowned for its rigorous vineyard work