QUINTA DA LIXA VINHO VERDE TERRAS DO MINHO BRANCO Saint-Estephe age 18 months in older

age 18 months in older barrels

sources this Bourgogne Pinot Noir from limestone and clay terroirs across Burgundy's temperate hillsides—the same calcareous soils that have defined the region's winemaking since the 17th century when the Latour family first planted vines

tripled distilled

and remarkable acidity retention

and the cooler hillside elevations in Panzano temper the vintage's heat

QUINTA DA LIXA VINHO VERDE TERRAS DO MINHO BRANCO Saint-Estephe age 18 months in olderThe Meireles family has farmed Vinho Verde's Sousa sub region since the mid 1980s, running their 105 hectare Quinta da Lixa estate under an integrated production system with Carlos Teixeira as oenologist. Granite soils and an Atlantic cooled climate define the region's signature tension, and this Loureiro, Trajadura, and Arinto blend fermented in stainless steel captures exactly that. Lightly effervescent, it opens with green apple, melon, and white