Sou Quinta de Santiago & Mira do Ó Alvarinho Branco 2019

This is a joint venture between the producer Quinta de Santiago and the winemaker and producer Nuno Mira do Ó. It is born of true friendship and it is inspired by “Rock n´Roll”, a common passion beyond the vineyards and wines! With a minimalist intervention, “SOU” is a rebellious and authentic wine, a raw and pure expression of the Monção and Melgaço “terroir”.

Grape Varieties: 100% Alvarinho

Tasting Note: Complex nose that reveals itself slowly in the glass, showing notes of apricot, lemon leaf, spices, citrus, wild flowers and wet stone. In the mouth it shows great texture, freshness and persistence. The acidity is in great harmony with the volume and engages the aromatic notes in a very long, tense and delicious after taste.

Vinification: Manual harvesting, soft pressing, natural decanting. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts. 40% of the juice fermented in used 400-liter barrels, in which 50% completed the malolactic fermentation spontaneously. Slow fermentation of 60% of the juice in the vat. Aging for 9 months on top of fine lees and ageing in bottle since August 2019.

Gastronomy: It is a highly gastronomic wine that, due to its freshness and texture, is able to accompany a wide variety of dishes, from a simple tomato salad, to a cockle rice, some steamed mussels, a prawn in its spicy bisque, a grilled sea bass, a juicy tuna o-toro to some fried quails, a stewed partridge, a spicy grilled chicken or some grilled Iberian pork steaks.

Winemaker: Nuno Mira do Ó