ANTONIO MADEIRA VINHAS VELHAS . DAO, PORTUGAL

Dry white wine . Antonio Madeira 2021 Vinhas Velhas

Seia, Portugal . Dão Region, DOP Sub-Região Serra da Estrela . Dão is, “vox populis”, the region with the most promising future in Portugal in terms of quality, thanks to small producers’ old vines recovery and careful elaborations respecting the environment to the most

For those who enjoy whites with an international profile: full-bodied, rich in aromas and flavors and elegancy .  If you come across these bottles, do not hesitate, buy them, they will increase in value and quality

White varieties blend, following the traditional Dão style production . Syria, Fernão, Encruzado, Pires, Arinto, Bical, Cerceal and several others . 12.00% Vol. Alc. . Granite soils . Between 50 and 120 years old vines at 450-600m altitude . Biodynamic and organic practices . Minimal intervention vinification . Total aging for 2 years, in new 500 l barrels and stainless steel tanks . No filtering

What a delicious white, one bottle will not be enough . Wonderfully balanced acidity and volume that caresses the mouth . Herbaceous, floral, mineral, citrus, with stone fruit and touches of very well integrated wood . Unctuous, refreshing, long and such a life ahead

Antonio Madeira is a French engineer who spent his summers in Serra da Estrela where his family is originally from . In 2010,  at 32, he decided to start locating and recovering old vines over there, prompted by curiosity and led by the French natural wine movement .  His first vintages came in 2011 and six years later he moved permanently from Paris to Dão . Antonio has given value to this region on the rise through regaining native varieties while having maximum respect to nature and tradition

Paella . Grilled salmon 

30-35 €