Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
White Fermented in Barrels
Millésime
2015
Alcool
13.0% vol.
Cépage
Encruzado, Bical, Verdelho, Malvasia, Terrantez, Cachorrinho, Douradinha
Origine
Dão

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

"The 2015 Primus Quinta da Pellada is a field blend, mostly Encruzado and Bical, with many other traditional grapes. It was aged for six months in well-used French 400-liter barrels (ranging from two to six years in age). One of the region's top whites, this is in fine form this year. It is still a bit unevolved, but it certainly looks brilliant. There is a bit of wood on the nose in its youth but not much. It gets pulled in quickly and disappears. Then, what you get is a refined and sophisticated wine with crisp edges and some tension on the finish to go with its subtle concentration. It feels concentrated while never feeling dense or fat. The finish is long, juicy and pretty tasty. As it airs and warms, its texture becomes velvet. There is not a hair out of place on this understated white. I hate to do it again, but this has all the feel of an elegant white Burg. Despite the impression of gentle harmony, this has a lot going on. It is just too young. Expect it to age well—probably better than indicated. It looks like the best since 2011. It may not be quite as dense as that, but it might be fresher. Let's give this a little time to settle in. We'll be a bit conservative in evaluation just now."