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Muxagat Branco - 2020

Name: Muxagat Branco
Brand: Muxagat
SKU: 20809
Price: 26.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 20809 750mL

This lees-y Portuguese wine is perfect for your next meal of herbed seafood. Chances are you haven't heard of native varieties: Rabigato, Arinto, and Gouveio, but you'll easily relate to the thyme and citrus notes here, as well as the weight on the palate, which is the result of 50% oak aging.

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Color

White

Vintage

2020

Country

Portugal

Region

Douro

Producer

Muxagat

Grape Variety

Rabigato

Arinto

Gouveio

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Staff Pick Notes

Occasionally we encounter wines that are singularly original. Wines that show a profile of flavors that we don't encounter every day. These can implant themselves into your wine memory. Susana Lopes Muxagat Branco is one of those wines. It is somewhat raw, very honest, slightly funky, and really good. She’s a 2nd generation wine grower whose goal is to spotlight Upper Douro varietals and terroir. She farms organically and vinifies naturally. The Muxagat Branco is made from Rabigato, Arinto, and Goveio grown at 1900 ft elevation. The wine is aged in old barrels on the lees for 11 months. The nose is pronounced with notes of pineapple, sherry, yeast, and ripe apples. Its brisk acidity will wake up the palate. It has density of textures, minerality, and salinity. If you seek a wine that challenges your palate, this could be an awakening.

- CP

Glossary

Arinto

A white grape variety grown in Portugal, known for producing wines with lots of juicy citrus acidity. When a component of Vinho Verde, it is called Pedernã.

Portugal

The Dão and the Douro are the most important regions as far as red Portuguese table wine is concerned. Douro wines tend to be a bit fuller and fleshier than their Dão counterparts, which are generally lighter and higher in acidity. Reds from both regions are dense, rustic, and well-balanced. They also show their terroir quite clearly, and represent a great alternative to the modern fruit-driven style. Vinho Verde is Portugal’s most famous white wine. Literally translated as "green wine," it...