Grande Druida Encruzado Reserva Branco 2021

This wine comes from a unique parcel of the Encruzado variety, located at 500 meters altitude on the right bank of the Dao river. The soils of granite origin but with quite o lot of clay that gives a special character to these grapes. This white wine is aged for two years before release, and will only be made in the best vintages.

Grape Varieties: Encruzado

Soils: Granitic with clay

Tasting Notes: Elegant, intense and complex nose with dominance of the mineral and flinty notes. Hints of citrus and white fruits, spices and pastry. Great freshness and elegance in the mouth, along with great texture and structure, fantastic acidity andl ingering after taste.

Other Notes: Great ageing potencal. Store the bottes lying down in a cool place (15-17ºC). Drink at 11-12ºC and pair with fine food.

Vinification: Fermented in French oak barrels (20% new, 80% used), using only natural wild yeasts.

Ageing: 10 months in the barrels, over the lees and ageing in bottle.

Winemaker: Nuno Mira do Ó