Espumante Gross Reserva, Caves São João, Bairrada, Portugal

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Espumante Bruto Reserva from Caves São João . Beautiful sparkling wine at Reserva level. The wine has had 20 months of bottle aging on the yeast (sur lie). This gives the wine tones of brioche and toast. Rich mousse plus still beautiful citrus and tropical fruit from Chardonnay, Bical, Maria Gomes and Arinto . Just like Champagne, this wine is made with the 'méthode traditionelle' , so with second fermentation in the bottle.

  • Serving: 8-10 °C
  • Drink: now until 2026

Bairrada, the Espumante area of ​​Portugal

The DOC Bairrada wine region is located north of Lisbon. DOC stands for Denominação de Origem Controlada. This is the highest qualification for wine regions in Portugal. One step lower is DO.
Bairrada has been known for a hundred years for good sparkling wine (Espumante in Portuguese). Winery Caves São João has been making sparkling wines since 1920. In addition to this
Espumante Bruto Reserva, try the other beautiful wines of this winery.

More information

Wine region : Bairrada
Method : Durable
Grape variety(ies): Arinto and Chardonnay
Year
: 2018 (Year on bottle photo may differ)

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More information about this delicious juice

Taste
Sparkling fresh, slightly fruity and at the same time complex. Beautiful mix of both tropical fruit and citrus fruit plus a creamy mouthfeel. Rich, soft mousse.

Delicious with
Aperitif, drinks and parties, tapas

Interesting
Bairrada is the wine region for sparkling wine in Portugal. The tradition is more than a hundred years old. The wines are made according to the méthode traditionelle, so second fermentation in the bottle just like in Champagne. Moreover, Bairrada has the highest qualification: DOC, one step higher than DO.

Wijnimporteur Bernd Weeke, Magister Vini en Vinoloog van het Jaar 2016

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