Quinta da Raza Vinho Verde 2020
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Quinta da Raza is a high quality wine, bright citric colored and very fresh, with a fruity and pleasing aroma, and with balanced acidity.
This wine is delicious served with salads, shellfish, fish or light meals.
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The Teixeira Coelho family farms this estate in Celorico de Basto, north-northeast of Regua and Vila Real, an inland district of Vinho Verde where the granite soils begin to transition to Douro schist. Their blend of alvarinho and trajadura is supple, with deep fruit flavors of grapefruit pulp, tangelo and pear. It’s friendly and generous Vinho Verde, lasting on subtle florals, brisk acidity and tart citrus fruit.
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With hundreds of white grape varieties to choose from, winemakers have the freedom to create a virtually endless assortment of blended white wines. In many European regions, strict laws are in place determining the set of varieties that may be used in white wine blends, but in the New World, experimentation is permitted and encouraged. Blending can be utilized to enhance balance or create complexity, lending different layers of flavors and aromas. For example, a variety that creates a soft and full-bodied white wine blend, like Chardonnay, would do well combined with one that is more fragrant and naturally high in acidity. Sometimes small amounts of a particular variety are added to boost color or aromatics. Blending can take place before or after fermentation, with the latter, more popular option giving more control to the winemaker over the final qualities of the wine.
A cheerful, translucid, lemon-yellow and slightly pétillant white wine, Vinho Verde literally means ‘green wine’ and is named after the northwest Portugese region from which it originates. The ‘green’ in the name refers to the youthful state in which the wines are customarily released and consumed, not the color of the wine.
It is typically a blend of various percentages of Alvarinho, Loureiro, Trajadura, and Pedernã (Arinto). Following initial alcoholic fermentation, a natural, secondary malolactic conversion in cask produces carbon dioxide, giving Vinho Verde its charmingly light sparkle.