Pacheca Superior White 2023 Douro D.O.C.

PACHECA SUPERIOR WHITE 2023

Grape Varieties 45% Viosinho, 25% Gouveio, 15% Códega do Larinho, 10% Arinto, 5% Códega.
Harvest 2023
Alcohol by volume 13%
Appellation Douro DOC, Portugal

Tasting notes
Delicate aroma with notes of pineapple and lyche, and toast notes from the oak. Balanced with marked acidity which gives it much freshness and minerality. Medium body and a long and persistent finish.

Food Pairing
Grilled and roasted fish. Stewed and au gratin vegetables. Cheese.

Vinification
The grapes were manually harvested in chests of 25kg, placed directly into a pneumatic press. The resulted must fermented at a controlled temperature of 14-16ºC. aged on fine lees after the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats with French oak staves and with weekly bâtonnage during 9 months.

Aging
9 months on fine lees after the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats with French oak staves and with weekly bâtonnage.

Winemaker Maria de Serpa Pimentel

TECHNICAL SHEETS

• 2023
• 2022
• 2021

Contains sulfites.