Winery Fonte PequenaFaina Branco
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Fonte Pequena's Faina Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Hölder
Aromatic, lively whites to drink young, with a pale golden colour, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, green apple and mineral notes close to Riesling. Distinctive aromatic profile. Grown on a few hectares in Franconia, it remains confidential and is used for typical dry whites. A German white variety bred in 1936 in Würzburg (Riesling × Silvaner), late-ripening.
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Informations about the Winery Fonte Pequena
The Winery Fonte Pequena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 63 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
