Quinta de Santa Teresa Avesso Essência is a wine with 16 grams of residual sugar that combines the acidity and freshness typical of the Avesso grape variety with a rounder, fatter character resulting from its 16 grams of residual sugar. Gastronomically challenging, it reveals its best when well paired at the beginning of a meal.
Quinta de Santa Teresa Essência 2020
Quinta de Santa Teresa Essência 2020
White Wine | Vinho Verde DOC | 13,0% vol.
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Tech Sheet
Grapes Varieties
Avesso 100%
A high quality white grape variety that leads to full bodied aromatic and flavorful portuguese white wines. This varietal can result in wines with citrus and tree fruit aromas along with subtle hints of tropical fruit. Avesso has medium-sized bunches with large yellow and green berries. High-yielding and rustic, this grape is planted primarily in Baião, in the vinho verde region of Portugal.
Tech Data
Burgundy Bottle
A sturdy bottle with sloping shoulders and a slightly larger girth than the Bordeaux bottle.
Cheeses and desserts
Although we don’t believe in the definitive nature of food pairings and encourage experimentation this wine works especially well with cheese dishes and desserts.
Vegan
No animal-based fining agents are used during vinification. We are committed to producing vegan friendly wines in all our products.
Sustainable farming
Sustainability ensures the quality and endurance of the soil and environment providing a product that is natural, responsible and eco-friendly
Product of Portugal
One of the oldest winemaking countries in the world Portugal stands as a beacon of variety and quality which we are proud to be a part of.
Best Served 10º-12º
Our wines are best served cold. So we advise you keep your bottle at a temperature of 10-12.
Manual Selection
Although we rely on state of the art winemaking equipment to craft our wines we still believe that hand-picking is the best process to select the finest grapes and maintain the quality we value so much
Cork Stopper
Call us traditionalists on this matter but we still love cork stoppers in our wines
Minimal Intervention
We produce terroir-driven wines. So at every harvest we use the least amount of additives and preservatives to give you an authentic experience.