2019 Textura Pura Branco, Dão, Portugal Magnum Domaine du Chat manual harvest at full maturity

manual harvest at full maturity

planted between the early 1960s and the early 1980s

and Occidental Vineyards (Sonoma County AVA) • Destemmed and broken before being pressed • Fermented in majority stainless steel and the rest in large neutral oak casks • Full malolactic fermentation • Gentle crossflow filtration done before bottling

The winery is run by Etienne Simonis

From 5 parcels on a southeast exposure with clay heavy soils

2019 Textura Pura Branco, Dão, Portugal Magnum Domaine du Chat manual harvest at full maturityGrapes: 70% Encruzado 15% Bical, Cerceal Branco and 15% field blend from the Pura vineyard 50 yr old vines 480 550 m altitude Fermented in 70% 500 L barrels, 30% in cement, remaining to be aged 11 months before bottling Importer's note