More information about Lagoalva Sauvignon Blanc
For years, the Tejo region in the center of Portugal has been a real insider tip among connoisseurs. The young winemaker Diogo Campilho from Quinta da Lagoalva conjures up ingenious wines like this Sauvignon Blanc.
What this "Branco" brings along in aromatic fruit fullness is simply terrific: gooseberry, mango, passion fruit, lime and honeydew melon can be felt. The taste is crisp and fresh, lively and well balanced with a great finish. This is what Sauvignon Blanc tastes like at its best!
Location: | Alpiarça |
Alcohol: | 11.5 |
Country: | Portugal |
Wine type: | White wine |
Content: | 0,75 Liter |
Content per individual product: | 0,75l |
Quality level: | IGP |
Residual sweetness: | 0.6 g/l |
Weingut: | Quinta da Lagoalva |
Soil type: | Sound |
Shelf life: | 2 years |
Drink type: | Wine |
Contains sulfites: | Yes |
Quinta da Lagoalva
Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima is located in Alpiarca, about 50 km northeast of Lisbon. The successful breeding of Lusitano horses, started in 1909 by the Duke of Palmela, is continued by his direct descendants, the Manoel Holstein Campilho family, which owns the estate of 5000 ha along the Tagus River. Besides vegetable plantations, cork oak plantations, flocks of sheep, its own lake (Lagoalva = port. white lake), there is also a bullring, which also dates back to the time of the Duke. Today, 60 hectares are planted with vines on sandy and clayey soils. In addition to the white grapes Alvarinho, Arinto, Fernão Pires, Verdelho and Chardonnay, many red grapes are planted: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Aragonez, Alfrocheiro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante Bouchet, Syrah and Tannat. Lagolava was the first winery in the region to vinify Syrah in 1995. But Alfrocheiro, used in other...
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