Domínio do Açor Vinha Celta Bical 2022
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A historic farmhouse with spectacular heritage of old vines was acquired by a group of friends in 2021. Domínio do Açor is inserted in a fascinating atmosphere next to the medieval village of Oliveira do Conde. “Domínio” in allusion to the philosophy of making great Dão terroir wines with “domaine” grapes. And “do Açor” evoking geography, facing the Serra do Açor. With the consultancy of the terroir master Pedro Parra and the oenology of the talented Luís Lopes, with passage through Comtes Lafon in Burgundy and Quinta da Pellada in Dão, the style is one of elegance, freshness and granitic minerality.
Domain of Açor Vinha Celta Bical 2021:
VARIETY COMPOSITION: 100% Bical (or Borrado das Moscas) from Celta Vineyard of 5ha, plants up to 50 years old.
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS: Granitic. Very well composed between soil and stone, more precisely between the lime or “silt” typical of granitic soils, with alterite or rocks degraded by chemical and physical processes of weathering, in addition to quartz and the granite parent rock. A level 5 alterita prevails throughout the vineyards in the Domain of Açor.
ENOLOGY: Total destemming with crushing of the grapes in a pneumatic press, natural and static decantation, followed by fermentation with indigenous yeasts in barrels, at a temperature of approximately 18-22oC. Internship on fine lilies in reducing medium, without adding sulphites. Complete malolactic. Low addition of sulphites before bottling (82mg/l of total sulfur dioxide). Natural decantation, the wine has not been clarified or filtered, and may show deposits.
AGEING: 11 months in barrels (02 barrels used for vinification of Chenin Blanc in Saumur, 2014, French oak).
STORY ESTIMATE: 10 years.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Lemon In color. A fascinating and savory nose, mineral, with orchard fruit, creamier impressions of lilies and a breath of exotic wood. It enters the mouth with great concentration, tension, and a fabulous balance between electric acidity, granite sapidity and unctuousness. Long, classic finish.
ENOGASTRONOMIC GUIDELINES: Cod with cream, prawn curry, lobster rice , gratinated scallops, Bahian moqueca.
SALE LIMITED TO ONE (1) BOTTLE PER PERSON