Fitapreta: Os Paulistas Blanco Chao dos Eremitas 2022

Weingut über: Os Paulistas Blanco Chao dos Eremitas

-- Weingut: In foothills of the Serra d’Ossa Mountain in the “soil of the Eremite monks” (Chão dos Eremitas) of the order of Saint Paul, wine production has been uninterrupted since the 14th century. In 1397 a Papal Bull exempts the Pauperes Eremiitas vineyards of duties. This is a special place, you can feel it! Two streams bring the rain water from the mountains and cool our warm land. Os Paulistas White comes from a field blend planted in 1969 with the composition of grapes Alicante Branco, Roupeiro, Tamarez and Rabo de Ovelha showing an Alentejo lost in time. Vineyard was planted in 1969 at an altitude of 256-267 meters. Soil is granitic, slightly basic. Based in the southern foothills of Serra d’Ossa. This place is special, you can feel it! Two streams bring the rainwater from the Serra, never lowering the water table below 5 meters. Here, there’s evidence of uninterrupted wine production since the 14th century. But archeology goes further, discovering the only Phoenician wine amphora of Portugal’s inland, dating to the 8th century BC. This links this place to wine about 900 years before the arrival of the Romans, in which there are 3,000 years of history linked to wine. Grapes under certificated organic production, without any herbicides. All our vineyards are also certified within the Alentejo sustainability program. Nocturnal manual harvest, direct pressing, without sulfites until the end of fermentation, without decanting, spontaneous alcoholic and malolatic fermentation in old barrels. Aging for 14 months. Citrus yellow color and nose with notes of linden, citrus, and some dry leaf. In the mouth it attacks with acidity, texture, and a lot of unctuousness. In the retro, aromas are repeated, some dairy aromas, cream.