Taste Notes
Primary Notes: Apple / Pear Chalk
Secondary Notes: Vanilla, Oaky
Tertiary Notes:
Wine Structure
Body: Medium
Dryness: Very Dry
Acidity: Medium -
Tannin: Light
Alcohol (%):
Origin & Awards
Origin: Lisbon, Portugal
Maker: Adega de Azueira
Grape: Chardonnay Blend
Fermentation: Heavy Wood
Awards:
Serving Recommendations
Decanting:
Serving Temperature: Best served between 10–12 degrees.
Asian Food Pairing:
Western Food Pairing: Cheesy chicken tortellini, shellfish appetisers, soft cheeses.
Description
Azueira O Magnânimo D. João V Reserva Branco 2019
Azueira O Magnânimo D. João V Reserva Branco is a complex and dry white. The bouquet is a medley of fresh pear and mature baked apples with vanilla accents. The medium-bodied and dry palate has a good structure and balance with an acidity that coasts impassionately through the middle. Lots of oak, distinctive pear flavours, polishing off with a crisp dose of chalky minerality. The finish is intense and very persistent.Varietal composition: Fernão Pires, Chardonnay and Arinto. The fruit comes from vineyards in Lisbon, Portugal's capital. The vines experience a temperate Mediterranean climate with the influence of Atlantic breezes. The area's originally Jurassic and cretaceous soils results in a clay-limestone soil composition, perfect for the production of wines with good sugar content.
The must cools to 15°C then goes through vacuum filtration with pearls. The fermentation is done with active dry yeasts under a controlled temperature between 16–18°C. The wine ages in American oak wood.
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