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Verdelho dos Villoes 2023
29,90 €
Verdelho is a native grape variety of the islands, distinct from the "Verdelhos" of the mainland and shared with the neighboring Azores. This Verdelho dos Vilões comes from three vineyards on the northern coast: one in Seixal and two vineyards in Vale de São Vicente.
Clean yellow-citrus color. Fresh aroma, mineral/volcanic, with some tropical fruit. Tense attack, good freshness, with significant salinity present until the end.
| Producer | Producer: Companhia de Vinhos dos Profetas e dos Villões Oenology: António Maçanita |
| Region | Madeira |
| Grapes | Verdelho das Ilhas |
| Soil | Training: trellis system. Age of the vineyards: 15 years old. Soils: Volcanic soils, leptosols, or andosols; acidic pH. Location: Seixal and Vale de São Vicente, on the north coast of Madeira Island. |
| Winemaking | The grapes were harvested manually on Madeira Island and transported in 40 kg boxes to Porto Santo Island. Selected on a sorting table, direct pressed whole clusters into decantation tanks, with three fractions being separated, without any use of SO2 until the end of fermentation, allowing for a pre-oxidation of the must and a more complete spontaneous fermentation. The must fermented in two 500-liter horizontal stainless steel vats and one 228-liter barrel, with total lees aging for 9 months. |
| Aging | 9 months, 85% horizontal stainless steel and 15% new French oak barrel. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 12,5% |
| Temperature | 10ºC - 12ºC |
| Harmonizations | Guisado de polvo, caldeirada de peixe e bife de atum com milho frito. |
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.
