Quinta das Bageiras Avo Fausto branco 2020
Region: Bairrada
Producer: Quinta das Bageiras
The family's vocation for winegrowing was born with grandfather Fausto. He was the first in the family to devote himself to the vineyard and the winery and he was the one who bought the first plots. He passed down his passion for the land to the generations that came after him, as well as the values he always stood by: hard-work, perseverance and integrity. Unlike father Abel, grandfather Fausto enjoyed more elegant and fresh wines, with softer tannins and less alcohol content (thus allowing him to indulge in one more glass...). The wine named after him was created with these memories in mind, a wine which carries the simplicity and lightness of Fausto himself.The more floral profile is apparent in the elegant aroma, as well as a slight smoke. The mouth is surprising, in its intensity, lightness and almost crisp freshness, resulting in a vibrant and long wine, with great ageing potential.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Maria Gomes |
| Drinking window | 2021-2030 |
| Alc. | 13.0% |
| Vinification | Made from Maria Gomes grapes, this wine comes from a vineyard subject to very low production and a relatively early harvest, so that its natural high acidity would give rise to a white wine for ageing. It was vinified in small open containers. Towards the end of fermentation, the wine was transferred to oak barrels. |
| Ripening | in used french oak barrels |
Waar serveer je ’m bij?
Maria Gomes from a vineyard with a very low yield, picked relatively early so that the high natural acidity is kept — and that acidity is the whole plan: this wine is made to grow old. The skins ferment along with the must in small open vats and the last part of the fermentation is finished in oak barrels, after which it ages in used oak. Skin contact in a white wine gives grip, and together with that acidity you get a bottle that works at the table almost like a light red.
Drie gerechten die werken
Monkfish with roasted peppers
Roast veal shin with gremolata
Linguine with clams and chilli
Roast veal shin with gremolata
Linguine with clams and chilli
Vegetarisch
Roasted pumpkin with tahini and pomegranate
Minder geschikt bij
Fine, creamy fish dishes: the skin contact and the high acidity run right over them together.
Voor de Portugees geïnspireerde kok
Castanhas assadas com chouriço — roasted chestnuts with chouriço, the autumn plate of the Bairrada
Serveren op 11–13 °C