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Listrão Vinho da Corda White 2021
59,90 €
The "Vinho da Corda" was one of the ways that the "licorosos" were prepared before the arrival of fortification in the mid-seventeenth century. The vines, previously planted closer to the sea, were able to reach other degrees of ripeness, the grapes were almost pressed, allowing a must naturally strong in alcohol. The technique consisted in crushing these grapes in a press, where the first clearer and fresher wine was called "a...
| Producer | Producer: Companhia de Vinhos dos Profetas e dos Villões Oenology: António Maçanita |
| Region | Madeira - Porto Santo |
| Grapes | Listrão (Listan Blanco or Palomino Fino) |
| Soil | Vineyards with traditional low conduction, close to the ground, protected from strong winds by reed or crochet walls. Age of Vines: Over 80 years. Soils: Limestone soils with sandy texture, pH>8.5. |
| Winemaking | The grapes were harvested by hand on Saturday, August 14, on the island of Porto Santo, chosen bucket by bucket and then loaded onto a refrigerated truck for transport by boat to Madeira (as it is not legal to vinify them on Porto Santo). At 11:00 a.m. they were pressed, in whole bunches, into decantation tanks inside a refrigerated container, and three pressing fractions were separated, without any use of SO2. From the last fraction of the pressing "the Corda must" , was transferred to old wine pipos to ferment and age for 18 months. |
| Aging | 18 months in old wine barrels of Madeira Wine. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 13% |
| Temperature | 12ºC - 14ºC |
| Harmonizations | Octopus stew, fish stew (caldeirada) and tuna steak with fried corn. |
| Wine's Awards | 94 Points - Robert Parker |
On the island of Madeira, those from Porto Santo are called “Profetas" (prophets). This nickname is a response to “Villões” (villains), which the people of Porto Santo call Madeirans, that come from the name "vila" (city) which gained a double connotation.
The wines of Profetas e Villões are, therefore, something that could only have been born on these islands, like their audacious nicknames.
Companhia dos Profetas e dos Villões Project
The challenge thrown at António Maçanita came from Nuno Faria, partner of the restaurant 100 Maneiras, from Madeira and with a history in Porto Santo, where he spends his holidays since he was a child. When confined during the beginning of the pandemic on the island, he shared with António Maçanita the enchantment for these creeping vines with white walls.
