Ínsula Arinto dos Açores 2020
I believe in the simplicity of doing well, respecting the ancestral viticultural practices transmitted from generation to generation, with simple adaptations to current knowledge.
Autochthonous white grape varieties from vineyards of different ages, installed in different locations on the island are privileged and combined to enhanced their multiple facets in viticulture and oenology.
In the Azores, the unpredictability and rusticity of the climate is inevitable, that’s why every year is different, and so “wines have to be what each year gives”.
The attributes of these wines reflect their origin, where unique grape varieties in the world grow on a rocky “substrate” close to the Atlantic, on a “newly formed” volcanic island with a unique and demanding viticulture.
Paulo Machado - the owner and winemaker
The Arinto dos Açores variety, exclusive to the Azores, produces unique wines that express great freshness, citrus aromas with a tropical touch, combined with the salinity of the Atlantic environment and the minerality typical of volcanic basalt soils.
limited edition: about 4000 bottles
grapes: Arinto dos Açores
region: Azores
alcohol: 12%
capacity: 750 ml
17€ by glass / 68€ by bottle in our bar
The price up there is for take away the bottle