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Quinta do Sobral Reserve White 2021
11,90 €
Very light yellowish colour, very limpid, on the nose it is very enveloping and appealing. Aromas of white-skinned fruits such as peach and apricot. It is a very fat wine, with much freshness and excellent acidity. It is a wine with great balance in the mouth, being present from the beginning of the mouth to the end.
| Producer | Producer: Quinta do Sobral Oenology: Carlos Raposo |
| Region | Dão DOC |
| Grapes | Encruzado and Malvasia Fina |
| Winemaking | The harvest took place in the third week of September. The grapes were hand-picked into small 18kg boxes, according to a careful selection of the best grapes in the vineyard. The grapes were totally destemmed and immediately pressed. The resulting must was transferred to a small stainless steel tank, where it was decanted at low temperature for 48 hours. The cleaned must started fermentation in 500l French oak barrels, with indigenous yeasts. |
| Aging | 4 months in 500L French oak barrels. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 12,5% |
| Temperature | 10ºC - 12°C |
| Harmonizations | Oven fish, cod dishes, white meat and Serra da Estrela cheese. |
Located in the most famous land of the Dão wine region, in Santar, the history of Quinta do Sobral would make a book, maybe two… and he wants to continue writing throughout the three generations he has been going through.
Those who know the boundaries of their land do not imagine that everything started with a small portion called by the current owners as “The Old Sobral”.
Well, it is in “The Old Sobral” that Cristina Simões, daughter of the founder, grows up with her grandparents, where she learns the art of the land, where she plays and especially where she discovers the love that continues to flow with pride from her mouth and heart, the love for Santar.
Her dream begins in the year 1997. We can only imagine her effort listening to the stories that old Nelson has to offer us in an afternoon with him. The Cristina vision story, risk, love and reward.
She starts the reconstitution of old vines with new plantations and builds its winery in 2000, constantly evolving technology and space. The investment allows it to cover in a single complex a winemaking area, internship cellars, laboratories, bottling line, visitor space, restaurant for events, tasting rooms, offices and, of course, a store with all the products.
All this in a space where the granite walls, the old tunnels and the iron gates, combined with a stunning landscape, give it the character, tradition and eloquence it deserves.
Quinta do Sobral currently has 15 hectares of vines in production and more than 20 hectares of forest, essential for the Dão wine terroir.
Cristina Simões, a teacher by profession, and Jorge Loureiro, hotel manager of a 5-star complex in England, form a passionate couple with some ideas. They embrace Nelson Simões' project and fulfilling the dream they leave behind their careers, for the family, for the love and belief of their father and father-in-law, respectively, dedicating themselves exclusively to the Quinta do Sobral project.
The entry of this couple gives a new direction and encouragement to the project, positioning "Quinta do Sobral" as a reference brand in the national wine scene, with new methods of agricultural management and sharp attention to the commercial area.
