2021 Conceito "Contraste" Branco Douro
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Reviewed July 2022The 2021 Contraste Branco is a blend of traditional white grapes, like Rabigato, Códega, Códega do Larinho and Arinto, all co-fermented (wild ferment) in a 70/30 mixture of stainless steel and new French oak for eight months. It comes in at 13.1% alcohol. This now has an additional vineyard source that raises the average age of the vines to over 30 years. Showing good concentration of fruit, this fresh white seems solid, but it also does the freshness part very well too. Young and refined, it is an understated white in perfect balance. (MS)
Notes
Rita Ferreira Marques’s family has been growing grapes in the cool Teja valley, south of the Douro River, for generations, but Conceito was born in 2005 when she produced the family’s 1st commercial vintage. Vineyards are at high elevation or 450-600m and comprised of granitic and schistose soils. The "Contraste" white wine is a blend of mostly Rabigato, Códega do Larinho, Códega, Arinto and many other grapes, all sourced from a 10-years-old vineyard on a small granite plateau.
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portugal |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1935970 |