Curtimenta Alvarinho Magnum

Type of wine

White wine made from grapes of Alvarinho

variety produced exclusively in Monção

and Melgaço. The vines are more than 14

years old and have low production with

high levels of acidity and good maturation.

A wine made “the old way” with fermentation

on skins, with more color and more

tannins. It intends to get the maximum

potential from the Alvarinho variety.

Key points

Handpicked grapes into small boxes and

carried to the winery in a short period of

time. Skin maceration followed by fermentation

on skins for some hours. The

fermentation nishes in used, 400-litre

French oak barrels. Undergoes bâtonnage

for 9 months on the whole lees. 12 months

ageing in bottle.

Tasting notes

Complex nose, hay, cinnamon, along with

spicy and mineral aromas. On the palate,

slight herbaceous along with a mineral

component typical from the variety. Great

structure with a fresh acidity along with a

large, evolving and long end.