Cabeças do Reguengo
Respiro Lagar Alentejo White Blend
Alentejo, Alentejano, Portugal
Food wine. Likes lots of air. A good jostle and not too cold really brings this out.
A protein ( in this case cold poached salmon) really makes this wine stretch out. Tangerines and honey on the nose, dried oranges and salt on the palate. The fish w lime, soy, and ginger really developed a broad palate and long finish.
Lots of weird varietals , all bush grown, I believe foot trod, then 1/2 in neutral French oak. I believe the other 1/2 cement. Some tasters say grippy tannins. I get plenty of acid and salt. Fino and Manzanilla fans should dig it. “A field blend of indigenous white varieties from two small centenarian vineyards at around 500-600 meters of elevation. The grapes were foot trodden in lagar and allowed to ferment on the skins. The wine was then aged for 9 months in a combination of concrete and 225L used french oak. “
From @chambersstwines.
A Lagar is a concrete trough used in Portugal for crushing grapes.
Thanks @chambersstwines.
With Randy
Day 2 possibly richer, saltier. Perfect foil for cold fried chicken.
@delectable.com, why are some posts( such as this) taking 24 hrs or more to post?
Food wine. Likes lots of air. A good jostle and not too cold really brings this out.
A protein ( in this case cold poached salmon) really makes this wine stretch out. Tangerines and honey on the nose, dried oranges and salt on the palate. The fish w lime, soy, and ginger really developed a broad palate and long finish.
Lots of weird varietals , all bush grown, I believe foot trod, then 1/2 in neutral French oak. I believe the other 1/2 cement. Some tasters say grippy tannins. I get plenty of acid and salt. Fino and Manzanilla fans should dig it. “A field blend of indigenous white varieties from two small centenarian vineyards at around 500-600 meters of elevation. The grapes were foot trodden in lagar and allowed to ferment on the skins. The wine was then aged for 9 months in a combination of concrete and 225L used french oak. “
From @chambersstwines.
A Lagar is a concrete trough used in Portugal for crushing grapes.
Thanks @chambersstwines.
With Randy
Day 2 possibly richer, saltier. Perfect foil for cold fried chicken.
@delectable.com, why are some posts( such as this) taking 24 hrs or more to post?