Dalva Colheito Douro Branco DOC 2024

Tasting Notes:

It presents a pale color and a captivating aromatic profile, marked by attractive citrus and orange blossom notes. On the palate, it is fresh and well-balanced, with well-integrated acidity and a persistent, harmonious finish.

About the producer:

In 1933, Clemente da Silva, recently arrived from Brazil, fulfilled his life-long dream of becoming a producer of premium wines that would lead to the international expansion of his business: C. da Silva – an abbreviation of his own name. A year later, he registered the Dalva brand, a contraction of “da Silva”. Simple to pronounce and very Portuguese, the brand achieved rapid success in its different markets.

A Duoro DOC wine combining Viosinho, Malvasia Fina & Codega grown on the slopes of the Tinhela & Corgo rivers in the Douro valley. The Douro Valley is characterised by very hot days & cool nights, high altitudes & deep schist soils which leads to red wines with robust tannin & fruit & white wines with poised acidity & lots of aroma.

The 2024 vintage:

A warm harvest year with average but irregular rainfall. A mild, rainy winter was followed by a similarly warm spring. The growing cycle was long, supported by sufficient soil moisture that allowed for normal vine growth and development. The typically hot, dry summer was followed by a harvest period marked by cooler temperatures in September and some rainfall in October. A year of above-average yields, with grapes in excellent phytosanitary condition and high quality potential.

Harvest & Vinification:

The grapes were carefully selected upon arrival at the winery, and fermentation took place at low temperatures (16ºC) to enhance the fresh, floral fermentation aromas.

ANALYSIS 

Alcohol: 12,5% 

Total Sugars: <0,6 g/l 

Total Acidity: 5,18 g/l (Tartaric Acid)

 pH: 3,39