Wine & Soul Manoella Branco

Wine & Soul Manoella Branco

Wine Description

Established in 2001 by Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges, both winemakers and couple, that have been investing and acquiring old vineyards and properties at Pinhão Valley. “Our goal is to create wines that express all the characters of the traditional vineyards and varieties from Douro Valley. Balanced wines between concentration, complexity and elegance.”

Wine and Soul Jorge and Sandra Tavares
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Acclaim
“The 2021 Branco Manoella is an unoaked field blend from old vines, including Rabigato, Viosinho and Gouveio, planted on granitic soil at 600 meters in altitude. It comes in very dry and at 12.2% alcohol. This doesn't have the tension of the Altar or the spice, but it is more floral and a little more substantial. It is a little rounder, a little less energetic. They are both very well done at nice price points, great summer offerings that show well.”
— Wine Advocate, Aug 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
DOURO DOC
Harvest time:
first week of September
Bottles produced of this wine:
25,800
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
Field Blend
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
4 weeks days
Fermentation temperature:
Low °F
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Total SO2
88
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.21
Acidity:
5.6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
17.7 g/L
Total SO2
88
Residual sugar:
<0.6 g/L
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Wine Production

The harvest was planned for the first week of September in perfect weather conditions. All grapes previously selected and de-stemmed were pressed on a pneumatic press and fermented on stainless steel tanks at low temperatures during 4 weeks, after which was aged sur lies during 6 months.

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About the Vineyard

The Vineyard is 52 years old planted with Gouveio, Viosinho, Rabigato and Códega do Larinho on a north facing slope of granitic soil.