Textura Pretexto Branco Dao 2020

Textura Pretexto Branco Dao 2020Direct Press Selection February 2022 Press 4 White Named for the Portugese word for 'texture,' Textura may be a young estate from one of Portugal's oldest winemaking regions, but they have quickly established themselves as the domaine to watch in the Do. Founded in 2018, Textura organically farms 22 hectares of native Portuguese varieties plated on granitic soils at high elevations. Did I mention that the revolutionary Luis Seabra is making the wines?

Late in ripening

their vineyards coexist with the undisturbed

Maccario also makes a very small amount of this absolutely delicious white wine

Some of you had the 2019 when we had it on our shelves last spring

Direct Press Selection | December 2021 Press 4 Mix

Now with about 2 years in bottle

Think scotch with no smoke

It starts off pretty punchy with a big tart cherry nose

It's sourced from granitic soils in the Connor and Hodge vineyards in southern Oregon's Applegate Valley

American style' philosophy

This 100% Grenache Gris from Catalan France is a testament to how well this variety does close to its ancestral Spanish homeland

maybe to make it sound more fancy) because of its high yields and ability to ripen while maintaining good acidity