COLOUR
White
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2022
GRAPE
Listrão
PRODUCER
Companhia de Vinhos dos Profetas e dos Villões
REGION
Madeira
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Pronounced
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
The Listrão do Porto Santo 2022 is a white wine from Porto Santo, Madeira, produced by Companhia de Vinhos dos Profetas e dos Villões. It is made exclusively from the indigenous Listrão grape, with vines aged over 80 years. The wine's unique identity is deeply tied to its origin on Porto Santo, an island known for its ancient geology and strong maritime influence. This influence is a key characteristic of the wine. The producer, António Maçanita, aims to create distinctive wines from overlooked grape varieties, with this bottling representing a significant development as it was the first time Listrão was vinified on the island itself.
ALCOHOL
12.5%
AVG. PRICE
€64
STYLE
Natural
SULPHITES
NO
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
10-10°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Listrão is a local grape variety unique to Porto Santo.
Fact 02
Vineyards are over 80 years old, grown traditionally close to the ground.
Fact 03
The wine is described as having 'relentless influences of the sea'.
Fact 04
Production is limited to small, numbered bottles.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The Listrão do Porto Santo 2022 was produced using hand-harvested Listrão grapes. The whole bunches were pressed directly into settling tanks, with the juice separated into three fractions. Fermentation occurred without the addition of sulfur dioxide until its conclusion. Following fermentation, the wine was aged for ten months in used, neutral French barriques. The production involved a strict selection process in the vineyard, with some areas harvested more than once.
