White Wine

Susana Esteban

Tira o véu Vinhas Velhas 2021, 75cl

Regional Alentejano

Susana Esteban

Tira o Véu is a white wine from an old vine over 85 years old from Serra de São Mamede with a mixture of traditional grape varieties. It was fermented in Amphoras with 30% pelicular contact, and in December of the same year the peliculas were removed and returned to the Amphora to age and round the tannins. During the spring of the following year it created a Veil of Flower on the surface, a phenomenon that rarely happens, and which is typical of Jerez wines. It was in contact with the Veil until the bottling date which, together with the skin contact, gives it a very particular flavour and aroma.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Susana Esteban

Susana Esteban was born at Tui, northern Spain. She has a degree at Chemestry by Santiago de Compostela University and a master degree at Enology by La Rioja University. She started working as a winemaker at Quinta do Côtto, Douro, in 1999. In 2002 she moved to Quinta do Crasto, also in the Douro valley, where she worked as winemaker until 2007. Since 2007 she has worked as a consultant for several Alentejo wineries including Tiago Cabaço wines, Herdade do Barrocal, Monte dos Cabaços and Monte da Raposinha. Throughout her career she managed to accumulate a fair share of awards. In 2012 she managed to receive the award of “Best winemaker of the Year” by Revista dos Vinhos, being the only female winemaker to receive so far such an award. At the end of 2009 Susana Esteban decided to establish herself as a wine producer starting her personnel project. She decided to make wines full of character in a slightly different style of the Alentejo traditional way.