2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Arinto
Region Lisboa
Closure Cork
Production Details Decanter classifies the 2024 release as a dry, still, unoaked orange wine with medium body.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Arinto
Classification IGP Lisboa
Region Lisboa
Soil Clay-limestone
Vine Age 25
Fermentation Vessels Open-topped food-grade plastic tanks of up to 1,000 litres
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Extended Maceration Yes
Production Details Fruit came from a low-elevation, nearly flat plot at Quinta do Carneiro in Alenquer. The grapes fermented in open-topped food-grade plastic tanks of up to 1,000 litres; immediately after fermentation the tanks were closed with adjustable steel air-chamber lids to exclude oxygen. Producer sources state nine months of skin contact for Curtimenta 2023 and a small sulphur addition. A specialist vintage listing additionally reports destemming and crushing, spontaneous fermentation without temperature control, pressing, racking one week later, and bottling without stabilization or filtration. Its wording places nine months of skin contact after alcoholic fermentation, whereas the producer states nine months overall and Julia Harding reports a total maceration of 6–9 months including fermentation; the post-fermentation duration is therefore unresolved. A second specialist listing describes six months sealed after fermentation and recommends serving at 7–14°C.
Tasting Notes Julia Harding MW, 12 September 2025: golden colour; apricot, candied citrus, honeysuckle, jasmine and dried-grass aromas; light-bodied with definite but non-aggressive tannins, a sweet-fruit impression despite being bone dry, persistent flavours and a sour-fresh finish.