Coliseu Douro Branco 2021

Coliseu is a family project that works with its own vineyards on very small plots in Baixo Corgo do Douro, with maximum respect for identity and terroir, making the wines the best expression of their old vines. The young and vibrant winemaker Hugo Línton's philosophy is “the more we do in the vineyard, the less we have to do in the cellar”, and this is how he expresses the identity of his terroir in each bottle of his tiny production. The identity of the Douro is interpreted here in an intellectual way, with immense character, freshness and the typical pungent minerality of its best houses.

Wine:
Old vines at 240-325 meters, in Baixo Corgo. Lot of 50% Old Vines, 35% Arinto and 15% Viosinho. 46 years old vines; 19 years to Arinto and 13 years to Viosinho.  It ages for 12 months in new barrels (with batonnage) of 300lts (Portuguese and French oak) and used barrels of 300lts (Brown). 30% new barrels, 70% used barrels.