Casa De Mouraz Branco
Dão > Portugal
Malvasia-Fina, Bical, Encruzado, Cerceal, Rabo de Ovelha, Uva Cão, Fernão Pires and others, 2022
Portugal is known for its blends, and this incredibly complex white is a field blend, co-ferment of 15 varietals from vines at least 50 years old. Made by couple Antonio Lopes Ribiero and Sara Dionisio, this beauty has great body, elegant structure and slapping acidity to the point. The perfect balance, so characteristic of this region of steep slopes and small valleys, located between the mountain ranges of Estrela and Caramulo. Certified organic and fun fact: Casa de Mauraz is Portugal’s first biodynamically certified winery!
Dão > Portugal
Malvasia-Fina, Bical, Encruzado, Cerceal, Rabo de Ovelha, Uva Cão, Fernão Pires and others, 2022
Portugal is known for its blends, and this incredibly complex white is a field blend, co-ferment of 15 varietals from vines at least 50 years old. Made by couple Antonio Lopes Ribiero and Sara Dionisio, this beauty has great body, elegant structure and slapping acidity to the point. The perfect balance, so characteristic of this region of steep slopes and small valleys, located between the mountain ranges of Estrela and Caramulo. Certified organic and fun fact: Casa de Mauraz is Portugal’s first biodynamically certified winery!
Dão > Portugal
Malvasia-Fina, Bical, Encruzado, Cerceal, Rabo de Ovelha, Uva Cão, Fernão Pires and others, 2022
Portugal is known for its blends, and this incredibly complex white is a field blend, co-ferment of 15 varietals from vines at least 50 years old. Made by couple Antonio Lopes Ribiero and Sara Dionisio, this beauty has great body, elegant structure and slapping acidity to the point. The perfect balance, so characteristic of this region of steep slopes and small valleys, located between the mountain ranges of Estrela and Caramulo. Certified organic and fun fact: Casa de Mauraz is Portugal’s first biodynamically certified winery!
Varietals: Malvasia-Fina, Bical, Encruzado, Cerceal, Rabo de Ovelha, Uva Cão, Fernão Pires and others from old vineyards.
ABV: 13%
The Story: In 2000, Antonio & Sara left their secure jobs in Lisbon and immersed in what has become a family adventure - their version of sustainable viticulture and authentic winemaking. The transition from their comfortable urban lifestyle was as natural as could be expected. Mouraz, situated in the heart of Dão region, is António’s birth place, where his family have farmed vineyards in a holistic and ecological way for many generations. This is also a place where the landscape and terroir is shaped by its people and geography, old and new vineyards coexisting with the pine, oak, chestnut and cork trees in a wild forest. This diversity reveals itself in the personality and complexity of the Casa de Mauraz wines, and reflects their intricate love of the place. The farm is spread over several parcels with different soils (granite and clay) and altitudes ranging from 140 to 400 meters. Their most important indigenous grape varieties are Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Baga and Água-Santa for the red wines and Malvasia-Fina, Bical, Cerceal, Encruzado and Alvarinho for the whites.
Personality: Dry. Medium-plus body. Lemon, lime, wild fennel, lightly briny in that dirty-martini way. Saline finish with a touch of classic oxidative tones that imbue typicity and character.
Harmony: Oven backed fish such as codfish, salmon or tuna. Also very good with white meat and some vegetarian dishes like pasta with pesto or cheese sauces.