Chocapalha Arinto

Arinto bottle image

Wine Description

A pure expression of Arinto sourced from 26 year old vineyards 28 miles northwest of Lisbon, this refreshing white is vinified in stainless steel vats and aged for 5 months on the lees before bottling.

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Acclaim
“This barely seems older than the 2022 just tasted though the fruit is a little less exuberant and the stony/mineral side is more obvious. Here it is more purely grapefruit and crushed stones, though the fruit opens up on the palate on the day after opening. Tighter and more chalky in texture, tastes even crisper in acidity than the 2022 even though the pH is slightly higher. A baby with a long future still. Utterfly fresh and pure-fruited but not simple thanks to a slight grip in the texture and the beginning of its evolution from primary fruit to bottle-aged complexity, maybe a hint of cedar. With age, Arinto can taste not unlike aged Riesling.” – 16.5/20  — Jancis Robinson, Mar 2024
“On its home turf, the Arinto grape shows its quality. This is a fruity wine with a fine line of citrus that gives it structure and surprising depth.”– (Best Buy)
— Wine Enthusiast, Nov 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Arinto
Vineyard size
13 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
825 feet
Vines/acre:
1600
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Harvest time:
mid September
Bottles produced of this wine:
31,380
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
22
Varietal composition:
100% Arinto
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
27 days
Fermentation temperature:
54 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
no
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Total SO2
176
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.29
Acidity:
7.61 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
22.2 g/L
Total SO2
176
Residual sugar:
<0.6 g/L
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Wine Production

A slow fermentation taking 27 days allows for the development of floral and citrus aromoatics and the 5 months on the lees softens the bracing acidity of the Arinto grape.