2023
100% Verdelho.
Jeirão corresponds to the working unit of a vineyard in Pico, encompassing the corrals (walls that protect the vineyards), the passages between them, the canadas and, finally, the place where one turns around, where one turns.
From ‘girão’ it became Jeirão. The first Jeirões are the vineyards closest to the sea, where the sun exposure and the influence of the sea are greater. From ‘girão’ it became Jeirão. The first Jeirões are the vineyards closest to the sea, where sun exposure and maritime influence are most intense.
The elders say that ‘the best vineyards are those where you can hear the crabs singing’. It was here that we planted Verdelho, a grape variety normally grown further from the sea. The result is this: our 1os Jeirões de São Mateus.
Verdelho is a grape variety native to the Azores, distinct from the ‘Verdelhos’ of the mainland and shared with neighbouring Madeira.
Pale citrus yellow colour, intense nose, smoky notes, dry salt pool with citrus notes of grapefruit. Textured on the palate, with excellent acidity, freshness and finish.
A wine born of the sea, ready to pair with seafood, fish (red mullet, sea roe, sea urchins) but with a density and concentration to work with white meats with burnt fat, such as a good suckling pig or even pork belly.
Selective manual harvest, selection on a sorting table. Whole bunch pressing, racking after 6 hours. Spontaneous fermentation in 600-1000L horizontal vats (70%) and in used French oak barrels (30%).
12.5% Vol.
Store at 6°C to be served at 10°C, and to be drunk at 12°C.
