| Description: |
Lapa dos Gaivoes Branco Joao Barbosa & Filos
João Teodósio Matos Barbosa founded his winery in 1997, and by 1999 the first vineyard was planted in Vale de Junco, Esperança, Portalegre. The wines were first made available on the global market in 2005, after a small production in 2004 in the vineyard of Valle de Junco. In 1997 João Barbosa purchased 22 hectares in the Alto Alentejo region of Esperança, Portalegre. In 2000, ten hectares were planted with Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Aragonês, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Barroca and Touriga Nacional. Most of the vineyard benefits from southern exposure, and growing on granitic slopes, the plants are forced to compete with each other, creating a special balance. Productions vary between three and four tons per hectare, and the grapes have complexity, delicacy and minerality, all characteristics that are very present in the Lapa dos Gaivões brand.
The mountains. The pure, crystal-clear air. The refreshing nights. The silence. Three white grape varieties come together in a single wine to create a special blend in a year of abundant water and summer heat. Arinto and Roupeiro contribute freshness. Galego Dourado, through maceration, brings unparalleled complexity to a wine that didn't need oak aging to become special.
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| Taste: |
The tension of cold nights, the heat of hot days, the stone of poor soils give rise to this example where pear, apricot and notes of orange peel refresh and please the aroma and taste. A wine produced without any intervention either in the vineyard or in the winery and that asks to be tasted calmly and shared with the world. |
| Food Matching: |
Fresh seafood, grilled fish, and salads. |