Herdade do Peso Sossego Alentejano Branco 2024

Vibrant lemon in colour, this wine is bursting with fragrant aromas of ripe citrus, with subtle tropical notes of pineapple and mango. On the palate a lively acidity carries the bright fruit flavours onto the crisp and refreshing finish.

Upon arrival at the winery the grapes were cooled to lower their temperature before pressing and preserve maximum aromatics. The grapes were destemmed and very gently pressed. The juice was left to settle for 24 hours and was then racked into stainless steel tanks, where it underwent a cool fermentation at 16ºC for 18 days. The wine is unoaked and was kept in stainless steel for around three months before it was fined, filtered, cold stabilised and bottled.

Luís Cabral de Almeida described 2024 in Vidígueira as “the best year for whites and rosés”. Winter saw 23% higher than average precipitation levels from January through to April, causing high fungal pressure but maintaining good water reserves in the soil. This was followed by “pleasant” summer conditions that encouraged good development of the fruit. A cool July, with night temperatures rarely exceeding 14°C, promoted a balanced ripening. The harvest, which lasted from 6th August to 24th September, saw optimum conditions with no rain or extreme days of heat. Whilst production in the region saw a decline of 10%, Herdade do Peso saw an increase of 40%, mainly due to the new Alicante Bouschet and Touriga Franca vines planted in 2020 that came into full production.