Verdelho dos Villões 2023

Verdelho dos Villões 2023

Verdelho dos Villões 2023 is a white wine from Porto Santo that clearly reflects the character of the Verdelho grape variety and the volcanic terroir of the island. It combines vibrant freshness, intense minerality and a salty structure that lingers on the finish. A modern, elegant and highly precise wine, perfect for sophisticated gastronomic experiences or to be enjoyed with seafood and fish with a pronounced flavour. A distinctive wine that celebrates varietal purity without additives, valuing spontaneous fermentation and prolonged ageing on fine lees.

Vinification: The grapes were harvested manually on Madeira Island and transported in 40 kg boxes to Porto Santo Island. Selected on a sorting table, direct pressed whole clusters into decantation tanks, with three fractions being separated, without any use of SO2 until the end of fermentation, allowing for a pre-oxidation of the must and a more complete spontaneous fermentation. The must fermented in two 500-liter horizontal stainless steel vats and one 228-liter barrel, with total lees aging for 9 months.

Tasting Notes: Clean yellow-citrus color. Fresh aroma, mineral/volcanic, with some tropical fruit. Tense attack, good freshness, with significant salinity present until the end.

Grape Varieties: Verdelho das ilhas

Enólogo: António Maçanita e Nuno Faria