2021 Quinta da Falorca Encruzado Reserva Blanco

The Encruzado Reserva Quinta da Falorca consists for 95% of the most beautiful white grape from the Daô - the Encruzado. This grape has the ability to maintain almost a perfect balance between sugars and acidity. It produces dry, fruity and aromatic wines and is one of Portugal's top white grape varieties. This grape has an extraordinary aging potential and we see that with this white wine from Quinta da Falorca because this wine can remain in your cellar or wine fridge until 2033 without any problems. The wine has matured in new French oak and has a perfect alcohol percentage of 13% and this makes the wine super elegant.

This is a fine Encruzado, persistent and focused, with good acidity and concentration. The oak here is supportive and not dominating so this also retains its purity. This Branco from Portugal has developed beautiful aromas of roses, violets, but also lemon and minerality. The richness is impressive and the great acidity always leaves a nice tension. The Encruzado Reserva is an impressive white wine with a great price/quality ratio.

The wine receives high ratings year-in-year-out. The 2021 was only released in early June 2022 and has a drinking window of 10-15 years plus and they have recently started releasing older (beautiful) years at Encruzao (recently the 2015) which they have aged even longer in their cellars. In his younger years drinking from a large (burgundy) glass. We will not deny that we also like to drink Falorca wines. A very high level, elegance at its best and price quality is excellent.