Wine & Soul Manoella Branco

Wine & Soul Manoella Branco

Wine Description

Established in 2001 by Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges, both winemakers and couple, that have been investing and acquiring old vineyards and properties at Pinhão Valley. “Our goal is to create wines that express all the characters of the traditional vineyards and varieties from Douro Valley. Balanced wines between concentration, complexity and elegance.”

Wine and Soul Jorge and Sandra Tavares
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Acclaim
“This wine’s dynamic flavors gain their freshness from a north-facing granite hillside in the Pinhão Valley. You might find coriander, white peach, white cherry and green mango, just as you might find a mix of varieties in this field blend of 52-year-old vines—including gouveio, viosinho, rabigato and codega do larinho. Sandra Tavares and Jorge Serôdio Borges ferment the fruit and age it in stainless steel, letting it rest on the lees for six months, allowing this fragrant, bone-dry white to let its mineral ties to the soil last through the layers of fruit. Match its verve to seared diver scallops or a wood-oven roasted sea bass.”
— Wine & Spirits, May 2023
“A mouthwatering white, with a minerally base and a zesty streak of lime peel accenting notes of crunchy pear, star fruit, almond blossoms and lemon thyme. Lightly chalky in texture on the snappy finish. Viosinho, Rabigato and Côdega do Larinho.”
— Wine Spectator, Nov 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
DOURO DOC
Harvest time:
first week of September
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
Field Blend
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
4 weeks days
Fermentation temperature:
Low °F
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Total SO2
72
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.22
Acidity:
5.4 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
18 g/L
Total SO2
72
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L
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Wine Production

The harvest was planned for the first week of September in perfect weather conditions. All grapes previously selected and de-stemmed were pressed on a pneumatic press and fermented on stainless steel tanks at low temperatures during 4 weeks, after which was aged sur lies during 6 months.

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About the Vineyard

The Vineyard is 52 years old planted with Gouveio, Viosinho, Rabigato and Códega do Larinho on a north facing slope of granitic soil.