Villa Oliveira

The grapes come from an over 40-year-old Encruzado vineyard in the Serra da Estrela. They are hand-harvested. Fermentation traditionally begins with skin contact and takes place in a concrete vat with native yeasts; the exact duration of ageing has not been documented. In the glass, the wine shows freshness and elegance, with restrained oak influence, taut acidity and presumably a rather light to medium body. The 2022 bottling is numbered and refers back to the estate’s historic white-winemaking tradition.