Viuva Gomes Malvasia de Colares 2022 500mL
This stunning bottle is crafted from the indigenous malvasia de Colares varietal, hand-harvested, spontaneously fermented in steel tank, and rested a year in old French oak. It offers an experience of ethereal, one could even say angelic, aromatics, very mineral-driven yet softened with beeswax and wildflower aromas. One can reference quince, marzipan, vanilla, and citrus zest notes, but the palate is something elusive and irreplaceable, to be experienced rather than described. Viuva Gomes bottles this offering in a 500mL format, a tradition dating back centuries which is based on the single-breath capacity of a glass-blower hand-forming each bottle.
Colares remains a fascination among wine connoisseurs for its exceptionally age-worthy wines grown on ancient pre-phylloxera vines. Yields are very low and vineyard management is quite labour-intensive on the low-lying vines which grow in sandy soils. The sandy terroir, while presenting a formidable challenge to winemakers, is actually responsible for protecting these vines when phylloxera was ravaging most vines across Europe. The few winemakers producing here have proven an authentic love of wine as their motivation, resisting strong economic incentive to use the seaside property for lucrative vacation-home development.
Practicing organic. 100% malvasia de colares. Hand-harvested, native yeasts, one year in old French oak. Colares, Sintra, Portugal.
This stunning bottle is crafted from the indigenous malvasia de Colares varietal, hand-harvested, spontaneously fermented in steel tank, and rested a year in old French oak. It offers an experience of ethereal, one could even say angelic, aromatics, very mineral-driven yet softened with beeswax and wildflower aromas. One can reference quince, marzipan, vanilla, and citrus zest notes, but the palate is something elusive and irreplaceable, to be experienced rather than described. Viuva Gomes bottles this offering in a 500mL format, a tradition dating back centuries which is based on the single-breath capacity of a glass-blower hand-forming each bottle.
Colares remains a fascination among wine connoisseurs for its exceptionally age-worthy wines grown on ancient pre-phylloxera vines. Yields are very low and vineyard management is quite labour-intensive on the low-lying vines which grow in sandy soils. The sandy terroir, while presenting a formidable challenge to winemakers, is actually responsible for protecting these vines when phylloxera was ravaging most vines across Europe. The few winemakers producing here have proven an authentic love of wine as their motivation, resisting strong economic incentive to use the seaside property for lucrative vacation-home development.
Practicing organic. 100% malvasia de colares. Hand-harvested, native yeasts, one year in old French oak. Colares, Sintra, Portugal.
This stunning bottle is crafted from the indigenous malvasia de Colares varietal, hand-harvested, spontaneously fermented in steel tank, and rested a year in old French oak. It offers an experience of ethereal, one could even say angelic, aromatics, very mineral-driven yet softened with beeswax and wildflower aromas. One can reference quince, marzipan, vanilla, and citrus zest notes, but the palate is something elusive and irreplaceable, to be experienced rather than described. Viuva Gomes bottles this offering in a 500mL format, a tradition dating back centuries which is based on the single-breath capacity of a glass-blower hand-forming each bottle.
Colares remains a fascination among wine connoisseurs for its exceptionally age-worthy wines grown on ancient pre-phylloxera vines. Yields are very low and vineyard management is quite labour-intensive on the low-lying vines which grow in sandy soils. The sandy terroir, while presenting a formidable challenge to winemakers, is actually responsible for protecting these vines when phylloxera was ravaging most vines across Europe. The few winemakers producing here have proven an authentic love of wine as their motivation, resisting strong economic incentive to use the seaside property for lucrative vacation-home development.
Practicing organic. 100% malvasia de colares. Hand-harvested, native yeasts, one year in old French oak. Colares, Sintra, Portugal.
