Arinto dos Açores Branco 2018
Description
Un vin blanc très particulier, car il est élaboré par António Maçanita avec un cépage que l’on ne trouve qu’aux Açores, l’Arinto dos Açores, qui n’a rien à voir avec l’Arinto péninsulaire. Très minéral et citronné, avec de la tension et de la fraîcheur, et une acidité exceptionnelle. Il nous laisse également une extraordinaire sensation saline.
Fiche technique
Dégustation
Vignoble et élaboration
L'avis des experts
The 2018 Branco Vulcânico is mostly Arinto dos Açores, plus 15% Verdelho. It is unoaked and comes in at 12.5% alcohol, and with a pH of 3.5. Winemaker Antonio Maçanita says that this comes in between the regular Arinto and the Arinto Sur Lie in style. Fresh, a little spicy and very perky, this shows reasonable concentration, a long finish and some notable grip. It is also well integrated and balanced, though. I'm not sure this felt like a long-ager to me, but Antonio assured me that he never had a wine from the Azores that was dead, and this will last "forever." Let's start here with something a little more realistic and take that in stages. Forever is a long time. - Mark Squires.