Description

Quinta de Chocapalha is nestled between the sun-bathed hills surrounding Alenquer, just northwest of Lisbon. Great colour intensity. It has an excellent balance, good acidity and minerality. A very elegant, fresh wine with a long finish.

Chocapalha Reserva is an elegant white wine. It comes from 30 year old vineyards, planted in clay-limestone soils with South-North exposure, comprising of Chardonnay and Arinto. The wine was harvested manually in 20kg boxes. The fermentation took place during 18 days at low temperatures in French oak barrels. After fermentation, the wine staged in the same barrels in contact with the fine lees over the course of 9 months with "batonnage".