Description

Following Soalheiro's success with their first sparkling Alvarinho, they were curious to see the expressions of the varietal after fermentation in barrel. Soalheiro Espumante Bruto Barrica is a sparkling wine with a distinctive character from ageing.

The primary fermentation happens in oak, and the base wine spends the next 12 months ageing in barrels. This produces a lot of flavour complexity and a creamy, persistent texture. After a secondary fermentation in bottle and 36 months of ageing, this wine showcases all the elegance and complexity of Alvarinho while highlighting the less fruity characters of the varietal. It is modelled after some of Soalheiro's favourite French sparkling wines, but with a touch of Monção and Melgaço.

This wine has an intense yellow colour and fine, persistent bubbles. On the nose are mostly tertiary and vanilla aromas from the barrel. In the mouth this wine has a good balance between acidity and alcohol, and a creamy texture. The flavours are persistent and complex, but at the same time elegant.