Infusão Subtil Branco

Description

**Code** We have codified, in partnership with the prestigious Portuguese brand "Infusões com História," a sequence of flavours that we unveil in this distinctive wine. Signed by Tiago Macena, the only Portuguese winemaker on the way to becoming a Master of Wine, Código Infusão Subtil combines wine with an innovative infusion, reflecting the winemaker's irreverence and the spirit of the "No Rules Wines" winery. Wanting to innovate, we chose the "Infusão Súbtil," a blend of bay leaf, walnut leaf and bela-luz, to create this pioneering wine. The Infusões com História team prepared the infusion to fill a French oak barrel. Transferred cold into the barrel, the infusion remained in contact with the wood for two weeks, flavouring it. "The result is a curious surprise: a wine in which lightness and delicacy shine through an exoticism. At first it surprises you, then it gets under your skin. From floral aromas, somewhat woody and minty, coming from the bay and walnut leaves of the Douro that had previously soaked into the wood, to the exotic freshness on the palate, it will be a memorable companion on summer nights. A wine that is a phenomenon of nature and, for that very reason, could be named just that. The characteristics of the Subtle Infusion, tasted simultaneously and on their own, echoed the aromas we perceive in the wine: soft, fresh and camphorous. The teamwork between Macena and Miguel Moreira (mentor of Infusões com História, a brand that aims to select the finest aromatic plants and herbs from national territory for original, certified organic blends) seeks to "bridge the sensory worlds of alcohol and non-alcohol."" – Fátima Iken, *Revista de Vinhos*, May 2024 **Winemaking:** The grapes were pressed directly, and the must was statically settled for about 24 hours. Fermentation began in a stainless steel tank. Midway through fermentation, the must was racked into the barrel, now emptied of the infusion. Fermentation continued in the barrel until completion, taking on aromas from the infusion while developing its own. Racked off the coarse lees in November 2023, the wine returned to the barrel to continue ageing until the end of July 2024 (11 months). It was lightly filtered before bottling. **Physico-chemical parameters:** pH: 3.47 Total acidity: 4.81 g/L **Allergen information:** Contains sulphites. **SKU:** 107510