Carvalhas white wine was born through an ambitious approach to small plots of white grapes located in one of the highest points of the Quinta, where the Viosinho and Gouveio grape varieties benefit from a high altitude (400m), providing the ideal conditions for ripening the grapes
The Quinta das Carvalhas is a property of great beauty and spectacularity, with a predominant position on the slope of the left bank of the Douro River in Pinhão, which extends along the slopes of the right bank of the affluent Torto River. The earliest written references to the Quinta date back to 1759, with its magnificent Old Vines, of post-phylloxeric planting, reaching the respectable age of a century
It is perfect with soft cheeses, fish dishes and white meat dishes
Tasting Notes
Bright citrus color, very fine and delicate aromas, with notes of fruit with nuances of vanilla and toast. It brings a feeling of lightness due to its freshness of tastes and lively acidity, ending with a very clean and refreshing persistence
Consumption
10 - 12ºC
Vinification
The grapes are pressed in pneumatic press. The fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks with temperature control and ends in new French oak barrels.
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<p>In 1993, João Nicolau de Almeida identified an extraordinary place for the production of wine. Apparently it was an improbable site, being literally a lot of shale, of very difficult plantation. He began to buy land, little by little, with considerable difficulty considering that they were small parcels belonging to a multitude of owners. It took a job worthy of an investigator to identify them until he was able to form the current Quinta do Monte Xisto</p>
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<p><span>Quinta do Espinho covers 20 hectares over Távora River on the left bank of Douro River, the wine culture centre of Douro Valley in the sub-region of Cima Corgo where some of the most emblematic Port Wine farms are situated.</span></p> <p><span><span>Thirty years ago, one branch of the Macedo Pinto family has taken over Quinta do Espinho, driving it to the production of top class red wine in the Douro</span></span></p>
<p><span>Lua Cheia is a result of the passion to display the individuality and character that the creators of this project, have with the Douro region for more than two decades. Lua Cheia wants to show the world what is best produced in Portugal. The passion for the wines began in the Douro, but was divided later by other regions</span></p>
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Carvalhas white wine was born through an ambitious approach to small plots of white grapes located in one of the highest points of the Quinta, where the Viosinho and Gouveio grape varieties benefit from a high altitude (400m), providing the ideal conditions for ripening the grapes
