Textura 'Pura' Encruzado, Dão, Portugal 2019
Regular price
$56.00
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DECANT Napa - 2999 Solano, Napa, CA
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Napa CA 94558
United States
Textura is the Portuguese word for “texture”. The winerys founder and owner, Marcelo Araujo wants his wines to be about their textures and feel and importantly how it makes us feel to drink them. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features offering optimal grape growing conditions.
- Winemaker: Luis Seabra, Mariana Vala Salvador leads the team as assistant to Luis.
- Farming: Organic
- Variety: 70% Encruzado 15% Bical, Cerceal-Branco and 15% field blend from the “Pura” vineyard
- Terroir: 25-60 year old vineyards on granitic soils in Vila Nova de Tazem, 480-550m asl.
- Vinification: Fermented in 70% 500 L barrels, 30% in cement.
- Aging: 11 months before bottling
- Tasting Note: Rich and round, with mixed tropical fruits and bright acidity.
- Scores: 94 Points, Wine Enthusiast: Dominated by Encruzado, the wine is rich, perfumed with fine baked apple flavors and touches of kiwi and tropical fruits and accented with deliciously ripe acidity. The wine, aged partially in wood, will be ready after a few more months of aging. Drink from 2022. — Roger Voss
Textura is the Portuguese word for “texture”. The winerys founder and owner, Marcelo Araujo wants his wines to be about their textures and feel and importantly how it makes us feel to drink them. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features offering optimal grape growing conditions.
- Winemaker: Luis Seabra, Mariana Vala Salvador leads the team as assistant to Luis.
- Farming: Organic
- Variety: 70% Encruzado 15% Bical, Cerceal-Branco and 15% field blend from the “Pura” vineyard
- Terroir: 25-60 year old vineyards on granitic soils in Vila Nova de Tazem, 480-550m asl.
- Vinification: Fermented in 70% 500 L barrels, 30% in cement.
- Aging: 11 months before bottling
- Tasting Note: Rich and round, with mixed tropical fruits and bright acidity.
- Scores: 94 Points, Wine Enthusiast: Dominated by Encruzado, the wine is rich, perfumed with fine baked apple flavors and touches of kiwi and tropical fruits and accented with deliciously ripe acidity. The wine, aged partially in wood, will be ready after a few more months of aging. Drink from 2022. — Roger Voss
Regular price
$56.00
Textura is the Portuguese word for “texture”. The winerys founder and owner, Marcelo Araujo wants his wines to be about their textures and feel and importantly how it makes us feel to drink them. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features offering optimal grape growing conditions.
- Winemaker: Luis Seabra, Mariana Vala Salvador leads the team as assistant to Luis.
- Farming: Organic
- Variety: 70% Encruzado 15% Bical, Cerceal-Branco and 15% field blend from the “Pura” vineyard
- Terroir: 25-60 year old vineyards on granitic soils in Vila Nova de Tazem, 480-550m asl.
- Vinification: Fermented in 70% 500 L barrels, 30% in cement.
- Aging: 11 months before bottling
- Tasting Note: Rich and round, with mixed tropical fruits and bright acidity.
- Scores: 94 Points, Wine Enthusiast: Dominated by Encruzado, the wine is rich, perfumed with fine baked apple flavors and touches of kiwi and tropical fruits and accented with deliciously ripe acidity. The wine, aged partially in wood, will be ready after a few more months of aging. Drink from 2022. — Roger Voss
Textura is the Portuguese word for “texture”. The winerys founder and owner, Marcelo Araujo wants his wines to be about their textures and feel and importantly how it makes us feel to drink them. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features offering optimal grape growing conditions.
- Winemaker: Luis Seabra, Mariana Vala Salvador leads the team as assistant to Luis.
- Farming: Organic
- Variety: 70% Encruzado 15% Bical, Cerceal-Branco and 15% field blend from the “Pura” vineyard
- Terroir: 25-60 year old vineyards on granitic soils in Vila Nova de Tazem, 480-550m asl.
- Vinification: Fermented in 70% 500 L barrels, 30% in cement.
- Aging: 11 months before bottling
- Tasting Note: Rich and round, with mixed tropical fruits and bright acidity.
- Scores: 94 Points, Wine Enthusiast: Dominated by Encruzado, the wine is rich, perfumed with fine baked apple flavors and touches of kiwi and tropical fruits and accented with deliciously ripe acidity. The wine, aged partially in wood, will be ready after a few more months of aging. Drink from 2022. — Roger Voss