Grao Vasco Dao Branco 2024

Grao Vasco Dao Branco

Region: Dão, Portugal

Vintage: 2024

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Encruzado, Malvasia, Bical, Gouveio 

ABV: 13%

Lemon-yellow with greenish tints, this is a young and fresh wine with fantastic aromatic intensity and prominent notes of citrus and stone fruit, pineapple, floral nuances and a touch of minerality. Fresh and full-bodied on the palate, it reveals further fruity and floral notes. A refreshing, harmonious, elegant and balanced wine.

Grapes for the Grão Vasco wines are sourced from a network of trusted Dão growers who adhere to sustainable practices in their vineyards. The vineyards sit at an average of 450 metres above sea level and cool nights counteract the warmth of the days, ensuring that the grapes undergo a slow ripening process and retain a fresh acidity whilst accumulating concentrated varietal aromas.

After careful destemming, and gentle pressing in a pneumatic press, the must was subject to static decanting at low temperatures for a period of 24 hours, in order to obtain a very clear must. The different grape varieties were vinified separately in stainless-steel tanks at cool temperatures of 16°C to retain their aromatics and freshness and the fermentation lasted for approximately 15 days. Grão Vasco Branco is unoaked and bottled after four months of ageing in stainless-steel tanks.

The Grão Vasco wines are named after Portuguese Renaissance painter Vasco Fernandes (commonly referred to as ‘Grão Vasco’), who lived and painted in Viseu, the capital of Portugal’s Dão wine region. The wine labels feature Grão Vasco’s famed portrait of Saint Peter, painted for the Viseu Cathedral in 1529.