Portugal | Lisboa | Adega Regional de Colares | Chão Rijo Branco

Chão Rijo Branco

VARIETALS
Malvasia de Colares, Galego Dourado, Jampal, Fernao Pires

NOTES
FARMING: Organic

SOIL: Clay

VINEYARD: Colares – IG Lisboa - Portugal. “Chão Rijo” literally means “hard soil”. It’s the local expression to identify the clay soils of the Colares wine region.

VINIFICATION: Hand harvested. 100% de-stemmed and given 2 hours of skin contact, then wild yeast fermented and raised in vat for 8 months on the lees.