Biaia Vegan Branco

Description

This Arinto, blended with Fernão Pires and Síria, clearly went through a process worthy of a pharaoh. Hand-picked in 20kg boxes, the grapes were treated with a considerable amount of respect, followed by a gentle pressing. The fermentation, held at a cool 12°C for 30 days, seems to have been a thoughtful exchange between the skins and the juice. The subsequent 8 months on skins – remarkably well-behaved, it seems – have gifted this wine with a complexity suggesting it would pair beautifully with grilled fish or, perhaps, smoked tofu.