Quinta Varzea da Pedra Obidos Arinto 2021 pinot meunier calcareous limestone clay

calcareous limestone clay

and home to the Domaine de l’Idylle

Blue fruit and spiced tea give way to a juicy core and a structure born from the winds of the Van Duzer Corridor

It has a medium-bodied palate with fine tannins

Matthias Hild

Quinta Varzea da Pedra Obidos Arinto 2021 pinot meunier calcareous limestone clayThe countryside north of Lisbon is dotted with small wine regions that all bathe in Atlantic wind and rain. Grapes here generally struggle to ripen and much of the wine is distilled for brandy. However, the area also features hills like the chalky clay Serra de Montejunto, behind which the vineyards of Obids shelter. Tomas and Alberto Emidios organically farmed Quinta Verzea is dedicated to Arinto in this marginally warmer microclimate, where this