Ameixâmbar 2018

IG Açores I 2018

Produced from native grapes grown in two different areas, each with its own special “uniqueness”, the volcanic ash of the Capelinhos andthe basaltic mantle of Criação Velha.

Place

Country

Portugal

Origin

Faial Island
and Pico Island

Climate

Atlantic

Terroir and Harvest

Soil

Vulcanic Ash
and Lavaflow

Type

White

Grape Varieties

60% Arinto dos Açores
30% Verdelho
10% Terrantez do Pico

Classification

Geographical Indications

Harvest Period

Between August and
September

Production

Production

3.200 bottles

Bottle

750 ML

Packaging

Cardboard boxes with 6 bottles of 750 ML

Wine Analysis

Alcoholic strength

13% vol.

Total acidity

6.4 g/l

p h

3,3

Residual sugar

1,6 g/l

Ingredients

Contains sulphites

Vinification

Spontaneous fermentation on its lees in refrigerated cement tanks, followed by ageing for 6 months in a French oak wood tunnel without toasting.

Tasting note

Fresh, salty, with a very mineral aroma, citrus with slightly toasted notes and fine notes of powder. In the mouth it is sweet tooth, fat, of medium texture, saline, presenting a characteristic aroma of grape varieties, citrus and grapefruit, and it ends with a fine and pleasant tannin.

Serving suggestion

Store at 10ºC to drink at 12ºC

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