Quinta da Boavista (Joao Tavares de Pina) Dao Mencia Euforia Torre De Tavares 2022 750ml

This is how João prefaces his old-school Euforia Mencia: “I am angry with my region for its disinterest in the Jaen variety and that's why I started to use [the] synonym ‘Mencia’ once it is cherished all over the world! Now I reissue this wonderful variety that is so connected to our history. This time with an even greater soul, since this Mencia was aged in Chestnut Casks as traditionally as once it was made in Dão several years ago…” This is a special expression of Mencia indeed. The vineyard sits at 550m elevation on granitic soils with marine sediment and a bit of shale and clay. It’s a no-till vineyard with lots of cover crops, grasses, and flowers like chamomile and lavender. The grapes are harvested in early September, usually within the first two weeks, and are manually sorted and then destemmed before crush. Native fermentation lasts about 8-10 days in 1250L chestnut cask. The wine is pressed off the skins and continues to age in chestnut cask for 12 months on the lees. After a small addition of SO2, the wine is racked, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. 133 cases produced. Alc 12.0% | pH 3.71 | TA 4.7 g/L | Total SO2 25 mg/L | Free SO2 <15 mg/L