Quinta de la Rosa - Estate White 2019 (750ml)

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Producer	Quinta de la Rosa
Country	Portugal
Region	Duriense
Varietal	White Blend
Vintage	2019
Sku	129630
Size	750ml

Quinta de la Rosa Description

REGION:
Douro, Portugal
GRAPE VARIETIES:
Grapes from old vines local to the region and often
used for making into white port – Viosinho (45%),
Rabigato (20%), Códega do Larinho (30%) and
Gouveio. (5%).
TERROIR:
Grown on a mix of lime-rich and clay soils.
VINIFICATION:
The fabulous quality of the grapes this year has
taken everyone by surprise. We didn’t have the
ideal meteorological conditions to indicate it was
going to be a great year so we were really pleased
with the beautiful grapes that came into the winery.
The winter and spring was dry with little rain. Stable
weather allowed for good flowering so production
was always forecast to be abundant (good news
after two relatively small years). The summer was
hot. There was little rain and few storms, apart from
a huge one in May. So by August the vines were
under intense water stress and their leaves were
browning – especially younger vines with shallower
roots. But the good news was that the fruit stood up
well to this stress so that almost perfect grape came
into the winery. The vintage was long and slow.
LA ROSA
DOURO ESTATE
WHITE 2019
Jorge always says that the most important decision
he makes every year is when to pick and this year
wasn’t that easy. We started picking the white grapes
early, in the middle of August. Jorge is extremely
pleased with the white wines this year.
TASTING NOTES:
The terroir in the Douro is still largely unexplored
and by making wines with, harmony and equilibrium
from our vineyards, we try to enable the grapes to
express themselves in the bottle. The La Rosa style
is to make well defined wines without too much
extraction, tannin or oak. The La Rosa white has a
very perfumed nose with citric and floral aromas. On
the palate the wine is quite full bodied, very soft and
seductive. It is an intense wine, full of flavor without
any excesses, very beautiful and balanced with a
long, fresh finish at the end.
QUALITY & ENVIRONMENT:
We practice a sustainable agricultural regime being
part of ADVID & SATIVA. We don’t use genetically
modified organisms nor do we use animal products
so vegetarians can drink our wines. We recycle
where possible and are HACCP & BRC rated.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
This white wine is ready for drinking now. Serve
chilled as an excellent refreshing aperitif. It is a
perfect with food and can easily be drunk with a wide
variety of different foods from chicken to seafood
and fish.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aging: 2-3 years
Alcohol: 13.5% | RS 1.0 g/dm3
Total Acidity: 5.2 G/dm3
Volatile Acidity .3 G/dmc
Ph: 3.33
SO2: 76 Mg/dm3