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CONSENSUS Lisboa white wine 2012 exclusive release on REVISTA DE VINHOS

The CONSENSUS Lisboa white wine 2012 has just been released exclusively on REVISTA DE VINHOS August 2013 edition. With the magazine one can buy a bottle presented in a single box at a price of six euros.

About this new harvest the Magazine editors wrote the following tasting notes:
"A vibrant and fresh wine!
Made based on Arinto with some Chardonnay. Shows up ...

A long avenue of platens leads up to the main entrance way to Porto Franco, a low and long building with the traditional profile of agricultural residences in Alenquer.
The property has been in the family since his great grandfather purchased it from the Viscount of Chanceleiros, peer of the Kingdom, Civil Governor of Lisbon and Minister of Public Works under King Luís. A historic figure in Portuguese viticulture, Sebastião José de Carvalho, ...

The climate in the Lisboa (Lisbon) wine region is temperate, soft, with rain and humidity during the appropriate season. However the many valleys and hills in this region give rise to the most diverse microclimates. The quality and characteristics of the soil also vary leading to different terroirs. Finally, the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean moderates the climate so that there is little variation in temperature, with moderate Winters and Sum...

The nutrition of the vines is done in a rational way without excesses or deficiencies. Thevine's needs dictate the dosage of water and nutrients conceded. The final result is high quality production well above the average production in Portugal.

All the wine is made in accordance with the client's wishes and the demands of the market in matters of taste. This results from 20 years of partnerships with foreign distributors, namely the Britis...

Trained in Dois Portos, Portugal; in Gesenheim, Germany and in Bordeaux, France. At the invitation of Octávio Pato, the top Portuguese oenologist of the '60s, '70s and '80s, he started working 35 years ago. José Neiva developed a method of desinfecting corks using ozone to prevent TCA. This method was patented and sold to Amorim Irmãos (the largest manufacturer of corks in the world). Started work with the Cooperative wineries and was responsi...