WineWise Code

PAM-VVB22

Country

Portugal

Region

Dāo

Color/Style

White

Aging Vessel

90% Used Barrique, 10% Stainless Steel

Aging Duration (months)

19 months

Filtered?

No

Fining Agents

None

Yeast Protocol

Spontaneous

Malolactic Conversion

Yes

Additonal Maturation Details:

Fine Lees Malolactic is done and long ageing before bottling (2 winters), to refine the wine (burgundian approach). Bottling took place 2 winters after harvest, in April 2024.

Added Sulfur

Yes, 20mg/L

Varieties

Field blend of 20 authoctonous varieties

Residual Sugar

0.5

ABV

13.4

Acidity

5.73

pH

3.31

Closure

Natural cork

Annual Production

7000 bottles

Certified Vegan

No

Other Wine Facts

The white Vinhas Velhas 2022 comes from all the vineyards cultivated by Antonio Madeira in Biodynamics, aged from 50 up to 130 years old, where we found field blends of around 20 autochthonous grape varieties, some of them forgotten varieties. 80% of the field blend is Siria, Fernão Pires, Bical, Encruzado, Malvasia Fina, Arinto and Cerceal.

Soil Types

Granite

Elevation (meters)

500

Vine Age

80

Yields (hl/ha)

20

Farming Practices

Practicing Bio-dynamic

Harvest Method

Hand-Harvested