"Insula is the biggest producer of rosé wine on Pico, and the 2023 Chão de Lava AA Rosé was produced with grapes that Machado doesn't like for reds: Syrah, Merlot, etc., though he hopes to soon produce some reds from the old red grapes (Bastardo, Rufete, Saborinho, etc.). This is his brand—a pale rosé with a gastronomical side, mineral, salty and fresh. It's a little reductive because it was very recently bottled, but the palate is very good, complete and balanced with volume, freshness and a clear, salty twist in the finish, keeping fruit and freshness. It has 12.2% alcohol, a pH of 3.43 and 7.49 grams of acidity. He thinks of it as a white with a little color. 14,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2024." -Luis Gutiérrez
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Grape Variety
Arinto
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Indigenous Field Blend
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Verdelho
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White Blend