APELIDO White 2022

APELIDO means SURNAME. A surname evokes origin and is important to building identity, but one’s own personality is a chance to trail a whole new path.

TERROIR
Vineyards planted in schistose and silt-loam soil near the city of Estremoz, in Alentejo. The climate is continental Mediterranean with a thermal amplitude that ranges between warm days and cold nights during the grapes’ maturation period.
 
TASTING NOTES
Color: Citric color.
Nose: Complex aroma filled with citric notes, pit fruit and fantastic acidity.
Mouth: Alive in the mouth, with strong acidity prolonging the tasting that ends with a mineral touch. 
 
VINIFICATION
Hand harvest in mid-August, cold skin maceration for 24 hours, and stainless-steel fermentation with temperature controlled between 14-16º. Indigenous yeast. 
 
FOOD PAIRING
Delicious with light dishes and salads. The perfect combination is APELIDO White and a Salmon or Tuna tartare. 
 
GRAPE VARIETIES
Arinto, Alvarinho, Rabigato and Roupeiro 
 
CHEMICAL ANALISYS
Alcohol: 12,7%
pH: 3,13
Total Acidity: 6,2 g/L

PRODUCER
Miguel Barroso Viegas Louro

PRODUCTION
6100 Bottles

PRESS
REVISTA DE VINHOS Magazine
January, 2021

16 POINTS | APELIDO White 2019
Open color, beautiful expression of freshness, exceptionally fine-tuned, with notes of lemon zest, peach, and some herbs (dill and lemongrass). Light bodied, silky, refreshing acidity, exceptionally fine-tuned and perfect in the mouth full of personality.
 
ROBERT PARKER WINE ADVOCATE
2022 
APELIDO White 2020 | 87 POINTS