Antonio Madeira - Laranjinha 2023

(Dão, Portugal)

Encruzado, Bical.

This is a very exciting wine from Antonio, his only skin contact. Bold acidity, vivid citrus notes sitting alongside notes of hay and a moreish savoury quality - a really energetic and uncaged wine. 

Made by António Madeira, a rising star of Portuguese wine who in 2017 moved his family from Paris back to his grandparents' village in the Dão region of Portugal.  António believes this region to hold the 'Grand Cru' vineyards of Portugal, and searches tirelessly to rescue them, along with the dozens of traditional local grape varieties they hold within them.  His winemaking style is one which pays ultimate respect to the special characters of these old vineyards, revealing the beauty the vines extract from these lovingly regenerated soils.