100% Arinto dos Açores • Fermented in one 5000L neutral barrel • Aged for 6 months on fine lees • The most widely planted grape on the island, this varietal Arinto is bursting with electric stone fruit with a precise yet round palate.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Azores Islands
Appellation:
Pico
Variety:
Arinto
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | PT-IDP-20-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-08-22
"The 2022 Arinto dos Açores comes exclusively from old vines in Criação Velha, which is the part of the island that retained the vines and the variety when it was wiped out from other zones. It fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in those vats for eight months with fine lees. It's less aromatic but serious and nuanced. It is elegant and has the tasty saltiness of 2022. It went through some 20% malolactic fermentation, so it has volume and a tender texture but retains tension and freshness with a pH of 3.28 and 6.6 grams of acidity. It is a wine that is easy to like, with fruit and saltiness. 10,484 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2025-11-20
"The 2023 Arinto dos Açores shows the concentration and minerality of the grapes from old vines in Criação Velha, which is the part of the island that retained the vines when the variety was wiped out from other zones. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in mostly oak vats, except for 26% in stainless steel and 5% in 500-liter barrels, and it matured in those vats for eight months with fine lees. The wine is pale, expressive and harmonious, clean and serious, with a vibrant palate with saltiness, contained ripeness and 12% alcohol, a pH of 3.4 and 6.48 grams of acidity. A total of 10,472 bottles were produced. It was bottled in June 2024."
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2022-07-29