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Ancestral Branco Fitapreta 2023

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Country
portugal
Region
alentejo
Type
White
Producer
PALPITE
Grape
blend
Vintage
2023
Alcohol
12.5%

Tasting Notes

A wonderfully tangy white, loaded with white flowers, a moreish cool flinty note and tempting nutty-oaty elements adding texture, richness and complexity.  Sugared almonds, almond blossom, pears and some hazelnut too. It's a fab mouthful for those who like oaked Chardonnay or mild skin contact wine, with mouth-watering long acidity too. A blend of indigenous varieties with romantic sounding names like Roupeiro, Antao Vaz, Tamarez and Arinto to name a few.

More Info

Winemaker of the Year' 2018, 'Singularity Award' 2018, 'Revelation Producer' 2017, Wine Project of the Year 2016 - it's safe to say that Antonio Macanita's mantlepiece is under some strain. But despite the high achievements and fancy awards, there's a devil-may-care adventurousness to António Maçanita which really puts us in mind of the likes of Pieter Walser or Swartland revolutionaries Adi Badenhorst and Eben Sadie in South Africa (funnily enough, Alentejo, where Antonio makes his Fitapreta wines, has been compared to Swartland - in that it was traditionally dominated by co-operatives but recently we’ve seen an influx of small growers with old plots making really interesting and exciting wines). Like the Saffers, Antonio has sought to challenge wine lovers' expectations and make great new wines from often largely forgotten territories. He also surfs. He learned his trade at some of the world's top wineries - Rudd in Napa, D’Arenberg in Australia and Lynch-Bages in Bordeaux - before blazing a trail all over Portugal - from Douro to Alentejo to the Azores Islands. In addition to his own multi-region company, he also consults for 13 other wineries

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