2022 Textura "Pretexto" Branco, Dão, Portugal
ABOUT THIS WINE
Pretexto white wine is a blend of traditional Dão grapes from high altitude vines planted in granite soils. The grapes that make up this blend are 50% Encruzado 50% Bical. Pretexto white 2022 was decanted statically and fermented naturally in stainless-steel tanks, concrete tanks and 10% in French oak barrels. It ages in the same deposits above total lees during 5 to 6 months.
The year 2022 was overall a very dry year, in which precipitation was below average compared to previous data. The winter had temperatures higher than usual and was quite dry. It rained in the beginning of spring and the budbreak started in the first week of April. Disease pressure on the vine was therefore quite low. Grape maturation was slow due to little water available in the soil and the berry dehydrated in some cases. 2022 presents wines with more body and in the case of reds with a higher percentage of tannins. In some cases, in order to ensure good yields of grape juice with good acidity and aromas, and to avoid dehydration, the harvest was brought forward.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Marcelo Araujo started Textura with his family with the 2018 vintage. His passion for great wine, Portugal, and the terroir of Dão began years earlier. After moving his family from Brazil to Portugal, Marcelo set out on a new path, leaving a successful career in investment management behind. Like all that Marcelo pursues, he does it with full commitment and with both hands personally in each detail. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features and the ability for this place to be clearly shown in the wines. Nestled against Portugal’s tallest inland mountain region, the Serra da Estrela, the Dão is quickly becoming a magnet for some of Portugal’s best winemakers as the prime location for showcasing several of the country’s prominent, native varietals.
Marcelo made significant investments in understanding this land and building their winery (fit into the original location of a textile factory) to properly allow for organic farming and the vinification of their parcels separately. This experimental mindset allows this relatively new project to better understand their land and how to deliver it authentically to the bottle. Winemaking is directed by Mariana Salvador with Luis Seabra consulting.
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ABOUT THIS WINE
Pretexto white wine is a blend of traditional Dão grapes from high altitude vines planted in granite soils. The grapes that make up this blend are 50% Encruzado 50% Bical. Pretexto white 2022 was decanted statically and fermented naturally in stainless-steel tanks, concrete tanks and 10% in French oak barrels. It ages in the same deposits above total lees during 5 to 6 months.
The year 2022 was overall a very dry year, in which precipitation was below average compared to previous data. The winter had temperatures higher than usual and was quite dry. It rained in the beginning of spring and the budbreak started in the first week of April. Disease pressure on the vine was therefore quite low. Grape maturation was slow due to little water available in the soil and the berry dehydrated in some cases. 2022 presents wines with more body and in the case of reds with a higher percentage of tannins. In some cases, in order to ensure good yields of grape juice with good acidity and aromas, and to avoid dehydration, the harvest was brought forward.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Marcelo Araujo started Textura with his family with the 2018 vintage. His passion for great wine, Portugal, and the terroir of Dão began years earlier. After moving his family from Brazil to Portugal, Marcelo set out on a new path, leaving a successful career in investment management behind. Like all that Marcelo pursues, he does it with full commitment and with both hands personally in each detail. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features and the ability for this place to be clearly shown in the wines. Nestled against Portugal’s tallest inland mountain region, the Serra da Estrela, the Dão is quickly becoming a magnet for some of Portugal’s best winemakers as the prime location for showcasing several of the country’s prominent, native varietals.
Marcelo made significant investments in understanding this land and building their winery (fit into the original location of a textile factory) to properly allow for organic farming and the vinification of their parcels separately. This experimental mindset allows this relatively new project to better understand their land and how to deliver it authentically to the bottle. Winemaking is directed by Mariana Salvador with Luis Seabra consulting.
