Quinta da Palmirinha Maceration

It would be easier to imagine Fernardo Paiva as one of those young hipster producers who produce natural wines around the world, but that's not the case at all. Fernardo made a great career as a teacher and from 2004 onwards he decided to dedicate himself to making wines on his small 3ha estate in the Sousa Valley of Vinho Verde. Palmirinha is the name of his grandmother who owned the estate since 1909 and very quickly Fernardo, with his minimalist approach, turned it into one of the totems of new Portuguese wine. He is extremely low-key, working ancillary to nature without interfering and his wines are among the new generation of Vinho Verde wines that are changing the face of the region. Maceration is a wine for which the skins were left in contact with the juice for a month. Aromas of quince, orange, floral and the characteristic laurel scent associated with the variety, in a palate with tannins and acidity to support the fruit and balance any flavour intensity. Great, harmonious with a long finish and a soft appetising bitterness.