Share:

White Wine
Frei João
Clássico 2020, 75cl
Bairrada DOC

23,94
approx. £19.86

 12.1%

 2022-2028

 Serve at 10°-13°

 

O Produtor, tasting note published in November 20th 2022

Color: Pale straw yellow.
Aroma: Rich and complex, with fruity, vegetal, mineral, spicy, and woody notes.
Taste: Very fresh, dry, and structured, giving it excellent aging potential.

Check out all the wines from this producer

Frei João

Winemaking: Grapes from the Cercial and Bical grape varieties, harvested at the optimal ripening stage, were destemmed and crushed, and then macerated for an extended period at 9ºC. After pressing the wine masses, the must fermented in French oak barrels. After completing alcoholic fermentation, batonnage was carried out for 5 months. It aged in the bottle for 18 months before commercialization.

Recommended dishes: Lean meats, fatty fish, seafood, even with sauces, and other delicacies.

Gold Medal – Challenge International du Vin (Frei João Clássico 2015)

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 107207

Caves de São João

A story that spans generations.

Founded in 1920 by brothers José, Manuel, and Albano Costa, Caves São João is a family business that initially focused on the sale of fine wines from Douro and liqueurs. Today, it is the oldest family-owned company still in operation in the municipality of Anadia.

In the 1930s, with the prohibition of Port wine production outside of Vila Nova de Gaia, the company began marketing table wines from Bairrada. At that time, it also started producing natural sparkling wines using the “champenoise” method, with the important contribution of French winemaker Gaston Mennesson.

The company began exporting wines to the Brazilian market and shortly after to the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. By the end of the 1950s, one of the most famous wine brands in the Bairrada region was born – “Frei João” – followed a little later by a brand from the demarcated region of Dão, “Porta dos Cavaleiros.”

With the introduction of the “Reserva” designation pioneered by Caves São João, the company innovated in the wine market by using paper labels coated with natural cork.

Caves São João acquired Quinta do Poço do Lobo, a rustic property with about 37 hectares located in the small village of Pocariça in the municipality of Cantanhede. The estate was then completely replanted with selected and rigorously parcelled grape varieties.

Today, after some investments in winemaking and quality control, Caves São João is prepared to face future production challenges, always striving to keep pace with evolving markets and the tastes of increasingly discerning and attentive consumers.

Address

S. João da Azenha (Anadia) – Ap-1
T.+351 234 743 118
F.+351 234 743 000