Adega de Penalva, Dao Branco Maceration 2023

40% Cercial Branco, 30% Encruzado, 30% Malvasia Fina

Dao, Portugal

Hand-harvested from granite soils. Spontaneous fermentation with maceration on the skins for 20 days. Aged for five months in used French barrels. VEGAN.

Perched above the Dão river and its granite valleys, the Adega de Penalva is one of the leading cooperatives in the area, boasting around 1000+ member growers. Although, the average holding per member amounts to barely over a hectare of vines! Since its founding in the 1960s, the Adega has been collecting its members’ grapes and producing clean, un-fussy, expressive wines that showcase typical styles of the region.