Terrenus branco 2022
Region: Alentejo
Producer: Rui Reguinga
Rui Reguinga pioneered the now-popular subregion of Portalegre, the northernmost and, due to its high altitude, significantly cooler part of the Alentejo. Rui discovered there in the early 2000s some very old vineyards planted decades ago by settlers from northern Portugal. In the process, they planted varieties they brought back from the Bairrada, among others, in addition to local varieties.Rui immediately saw the potential and especially felt that the combination of the place and the grapes could give him a wine that was in the spirit of the northern Rhone he loved so much. Rui had always had a weakness for the better Roussanne and here in Portalegre he could make a Portuguese version of it.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | field blend |
| Drinking window | 2023-2028 |
| Alc. | 13.0% |
| Vinification | partially in stainless steel tanks and partially in oak barrels |
| Ripening | in used oak barrels |
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Rui Reguinga was the pioneer of Portalegre, the sub-region that is now on everyone's list: the most northerly part of the Alentejo and, because of its altitude, the coolest. A field blend with Arinto and Fernão Pires, fermented partly in steel and partly in oak, and aged in used barrels. Weight eleven with a high acidity underneath — that is the combination Portalegre makes possible and that does not exist in the rest of the Alentejo.
Risotto with tomato and basil
Lamb sausages with cumin
Serveren op 11–13 °C
Rui Reguinga was born into a family of winemakers and absolutely wanted to follow in their footsteps. He graduated as an oenologist in the late 1980s and immediately made his first wines in Alentejo.
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