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Ilha do Pico, Pico Arinto, 2023

White Wine from Other Portugal, Portugal
by Ilha do Pico
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Arinto dos Açores is not the Arinto of mainland Portugal — it's a separate variety, indigenous to these islands and planted essentially nowhere else, and five centuries of isolated development have made it a genuine one-off. This is the co-op's varietal bottling, drawn from parcels in Criação Velha, the oldest of Pico's growing zones and the UNESCO-listed one, where vines are set into lajido — the flat, jagged black lava that passes for soil here — inside stone-walled currais that break the ocean wind. Some of those vines are past a hundred years old. The fruit ferments on indigenous yeasts, mostly in large old oak vats with a portion in stainless steel, then rests six months on fine lees. The texture that results is almost Burgundian, while the mineral cut underneath stays pure volcanic Atlantic. At 12% alcohol it's about as fresh as white wine gets, and only 10,472 bottles of the 2023 were made.

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Robert Parker

92 points

"The 2023 Arinto dos Açores shows the concentration and minerality of the grapes from old vines in Criação Velha, which is the part of the island that retained the vines when the variety was wiped out from other zones. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in mostly oak vats, except for 26% in stainless steel and 5% in 500-liter barrels, and it matured in those vats for eight months with fine lees. The wine is pale, expressive and harmonious, clean and serious, with a vibrant palate with saltiness, contained ripeness and 12% alcohol, a pH of 3.4 and 6.48 grams of acidity. A total of 10,472 bottles were produced. It was bottled in June 2024." —Luis Gutiérrez

More about Ilha do Pico

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Arinto

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Style

    Elegant , Juicy , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled octopus, sea bass with olive oil and lemon, clams in white wine, or a rich fish stew.

Tasting Profile

Dry and medium-bodied, with a creamy, lees-built texture. Citrus, white flowers and wet stone, bright acidity, a faint salinity, and a long stony finish. No new oak.