Alentejo, Portugal
Amoreira da Torre - Paulo Sendin
Amoreira da Torre Amphora
Verdelho 50%, Arinto 50%
- 750ml
- 12%
- 2022
- Orange
- Dry
- Organic
- Natural wine
- Vegan
- Pairs with
- Aperitif
- Buffet food
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Lean fish
- Fatty fish
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Party drink
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Flavored shellfish
- Natural shellfish
- Spicy food
- Veal
- Vegetables
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Buffet food
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Lean fish
- Fatty fish
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Party drink
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Flavored shellfish
- Natural shellfish
- Spicy food
- Veal
- Vegetables
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Granite, Limestone
- Terroir:
- The Climate is Mediterranean with hot summers. The Soil is granitic with sandy-clay-loam texture. The vineyard, is certified as organic agriculture since 2005, without the use of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, antibiotics, chemical or synthesis fertilizers. The vineyard is not artificially irrigated; agro-ecology management the herbaceous control is made with small ruminants (sheeps) Altitude of the vineyard is 240m, distance from Atlantic: 72km.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- -
- Storage:
- Old oak (50%) 12 months
Amphora (50%) 12 months - Winemaker:
- Paulo Sendin
Picked by hand, the harvest is carried out in 25 kg boxes. Complete and static decanting for 24 hours at a low temperature. Fermentation starts spontaneously only with the natural yeasts of the grapes in small capacity, stainless steel vats, is proceeded at a temperature of 14ºC, for around 3 weeks. The fermentation is made in open deposits with the skins and grape juice together. After fermentation is finished, all the wine is pressed and divided into two equal batches. One batch goes into two 500 liter clay amphorae and the other into two 500 liter French oak barrel. The wine ages in the amphoras and barrels for twelve months. After the stage it is bottled without being filtered, in the bottling a small dose of sulfur dioxide (54mg/liter) is added to stabilize
Meet the wine maker
Paulo SendinAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Portugal
- Region/Subregion:
- Alentejo/Évora
- Classification:
- Vinho
- Certification:
- Organic, Natural, Vegan
- Grape:
- Verdelho 50%
Arinto 50% - Vintage year:
- 2022
- Color:
- Orange
- Aroma:
- grapefruit; lemon; lichia
- Taste:
- intense, mineral, volume
- Alcohol content:
- 12%
- Sugar content:
- 2 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.92 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.59
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 12 - 14 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 0 - 10 years
Meet the winemakers behind Amoreira da Torre Amphora
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Founding year
- 2001
- Farming area
- 18 ha
- Production
- 60 000 b/y
Quinta da Amoreira da Torre is located in Montemor o Novo, in the Alentejo, Portugal. Viticulture at Amoreira da Torre endeavours to respect the quality and authenticity of the vines and grapes as much as possible, with artisanal practices and balanced yields per hectare. Winemaking is pure, based on our indigenous yeasts and without correcting the musts. The low Ph and high acidity of our grapes help to stabilise the wines and reduce the use of sulphur dioxide creating wines that we like and express the grapes much more than the winery
Meet Amoreira da Torre - Paulo Sendin