Listrão dos Profetas White
Grape varieties: Listrão.
Vinification: Selective manual harvesting, followed by direct pressing of the whole bunch into decanting tanks, without any use of SO2 until the end of fermentation, in order to allow pre-oxidation of the must and fuller spontaneous fermentation.
Aging: Stainless steel vats on lees for 11 months.
Colour: Pale yellow colour.
Aroma: Intense and saline nose, as well as mineral, with notes of gunpowder and iodine.
Flavour: On the palate, the attack is full and textured, with aromas repeating on the retronasal, as well as being super persistent.
Serve: 10⁰
Consumption: Immediate or storage.
Harmonisation: Scallops and clams, as well as semi-fatty fish with some intensity.
Producer: Companhia de Vinhos Profetas e Villões
Enology: Antonio Maçanita
Category: Portuguese Wines – Madeira
Awards and Notes:
- Robert Parker – 93+/100 (2021)
- Revista de Vinhos – 93/100 (2022)
