Chocapalha Arinto

Arinto bottle image

Wine Description

A pure expression of Arinto sourced from 23 year old vineyards 28 miles northwest of Lisbon, this refreshing white is vinified in stainless steel vats and aged for 6 months on the lees before bottling.

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Acclaim
“The 2015 Arinto, aged on the lees but unoaked, is sourced from the winery's oldest vines. This has always been a wine I've liked. This may be their best one ever, which should make it a super bargain. Precise, rather powerful and showing fine grip on the finish, this has both character and structure, everything in a well balanced whole. If you like them crisp, pointed and fresh, you can't go wrong at this price. In fact, back up the truck.”
— Wine Advocate, Aug 2016
“The 2015 Arinto, aged on the lees but unoaked, is sourced from the winery's oldest vines. This has been seen before but it is a nice bookend to the 2008, also reviewed. This may be their best one ever, which should make it even more of a bargain than it usually is. Precise, rather powerful and showing fine grip on the finish, this has both character and structure, everything in a well-balanced whole. It is nowhere near as developed as the 2008, of course. This 2015 still has a bit of a tart edge, which will integrate better in time. If you like them crisp, pointed and fresh, back up the truck. As the 2008 demonstrates (and 2015 has some similar advantages in structure) these do age well. Considering that this is demonstrating that it is not yet at its peak, it has at least another decade in front of it, probably more. Take that in stages, though.”
— Wine Advocate, Oct 2017
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Arinto
Vineyard size
13 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
825 feet
Vines/acre:
1600
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Northern
Harvest time:
mid September
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
22
Varietal composition:
100% Arinto
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
22 days
Fermentation temperature:
54 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
no
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
7 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L