Menin Branco 2024

MENIN BRANCO 2024 is born from the selection of plots of the Rabigato and Gouveio grape varieties from our Quinta do Sol estate. The different plots are located at altitudes ranging from 400 to 480 meters.

Grape Varieties: 75% Rabigato, 25% Gouveio.

Vintage Year: The 2024 vintage year was marked by a warm and rainy winter and a spring with above-average rainfall, especially in March, anticipating bud break. Mold and powdery mildew pressure was successfully controlled. The summer was hot and dry, with sporadic rains that favored balanced ripening. The harvest took place between August 21st and October 14th, with the grapes arriving at the wineries in excellent sanitary and ripe condition, resulting in a generous and high-quality production.

Winemaking: After manual harvesting, the grapes are transported in 18kg capacity boxes to avoid damaging the bunch. Once at the winery, the boxes are unloaded onto a sorting conveyor for the first sorting of the grapes. This is followed by destemming, berry-by-berry selection, and crushing, with the grapes then being transported by gravity to a pneumatic press. After clarification of the must, alcoholic fermentation began in stainless steel tanks at low temperatures of around 14ºC, in order to preserve the varietal character of each variety. Alcoholic fermentation lasted approximately 15 days, after which, following a resting period, the different components aged for 6 months in stainless steel.

Ageing: 6 months in stainless steel.

Tasting Notes: MENIN BRANCO 2024 is a citrus wine. On the nose, it presents notes of fresh fruits such as lime, grapefruit and apricot, with light floral and wild herb touches. On the palate, it is fresh, mineral and with good persistence.

Winemaking: João Rosa Alves / Tiago Alves de Sousa.

Availability: Within 1-3 business days