# Vinha Do Altar Reserva (2025)

- **Producer:** Wine & Soul
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Arinto, Gouveio, Viosinho
- **Region:** Douro, Portugal
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €14
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, herbaceous

## About this wine

Founded in 2001 by winemakers Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges, Wine & Soul is a boutique producer in Portugal's Douro Valley. While recognized for their old-vine red wines and Ports, Vinha do Altar Reserva was created to highlight high-altitude white winemaking in the Cima Corgo sub-region. Planted at 600 meters above sea level in Sabrosa with cool northern exposures on schist and granite soils, this vineyard presents a distinct expression of Douro indigenous varieties.

## Interesting facts

- Planted at 600 meters elevation, the northern exposure preserves natural acidity.
- Founded in 2001 by dynamic husband-and-wife winemaking team Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges.
- Production is boutique and limited to around 4,200 bottles per vintage.

## Food pairing

High natural acidity and clean citrus-driven profile complement delicate seafood and fresh salads, cutting through light fats while enhancing saline and herbal nuances without overwhelming subtle flavors.

## Wine making process

Grapes are hand-harvested from high-elevation vineyards in Sabrosa. Following cluster selection and destemming, the fruit undergoes gentle pressing in a pneumatic press. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at low temperatures over four weeks. The wine is then aged on fine lees (sur lie) for six to eight months in stainless steel tanks with no oak contact to maintain freshness.