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Paraiso Natural Loureiro 2018
25,90 €
A white grape indigenous to the Minho region of Northern Portugal.
A single wine is made without any oenological intervention, including fining, filtration or SO2 additions.
There is no rushing it to market and it is bottled when ready.
| Producer | Producers: Liz Mckiver and Richard Barnett Oenology: Miguel Viseu and Leli Viseu |
| Region | Vinho Verde |
| Grapes | Loureiro (100%) |
| Soil | Region: Minho Soil Composition: Granite Farming: Organic (not certified) Age of vines: Planted in 2013 Exposure: East |
| Winemaking | The grapes are direct-pressed and ferment in stainless steel tanks.The wine is unfined, unfiltered and no SO2 is added at any point including bottling. |
| Aging | 25% in clay tinajas, 25% on old oak barrels and 50% in stainless steel. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 12% |
| Temperature | 10ºC - 12ºC |
| Harmonizations | Sautéed scallops, grilled sea bass and sautéed vegetables. |
Paraiso Natural is a micro-project between New York based Brits, Liz Mckiver and Richard Barnett, and their Portuguese friends, winemakers Miguel and Leli Viseu. High in the mountains of Ponte de Lima and nestled in the tiny village of Paraiso, a single vineyard of Loureiro grows at 300 meters elevation. Very few vines are planted at such high elevation, even less surrounded by a completely natural environment. Only 20km off the coast, the vines are constantly touched by the ocean's breeze and are grown organically.
The property totals roughly 4.5 hectares, with just one hectare currently planted. The vines were planted in 2013. The goal from the beginning has been "to love and preserve the land, the soil, the vines, to allow the grapes to express themselves naturally; and to grow and bottle a beautiful wine, with no intervention in the vineyard, no additives in the bottle."
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