
Vale da Raposa Branco Alves de Sousa 2023
Detailed info
Twice named Producer of the Year by the prestigious Portuguese wine magazine Revista de Vinhos, the family estate owned by the Alves de Sousa spans over five quitas and 110 hectares, including some parcels aged over 80 years. Domingos Alves de Sousa had early on noticed the potential of dry wines in the Douro Valley when he started marketing his own wines back in the 1980s. Born from Malvasia Fina and Gouveio, this Branco evokes notes of mango, honeydew, grapefruit and chalk in a supple mouth.
- Country Portugal
- Region Porto/Douro
- Designation of origin Douro
- Regulated Designation Denominação de origem controlada (DOC)
- Grape varieties Gouveio 50 %, Malvasia fina 50 %
- Degree of alcohol 13 %
- Sugar content 1.7 g/L
- Color White
- Size 750 ml
- Producer Domingos Alves de Sousa
- Promoting agent Vins Balthazard Inc.
- SAQ code 12708428
- UPC code 05605063400238
Tasting
- Vintage tasted 2021
- Aromas chalk, honeydew melon, mango
- Acidity present
- Sweetness dry
- Body light
- Mouthfeel delicate
- Wood none
- Serving temperature From 6°C to 8°C
Suggested pairings
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