Tasting Notes
Each vintage, this wine never fails to remind us of premier cru Meursault, and the 2021 is as good as it gets. This is all ripeness, tingly texture and oxidative spiciness. Produced from a blend of indigenous varieties, including the wonderfully fleshy Arinto that always provides a whiff of thick-cut marmalade, the nose is just stunning - nutty lift, a dash of anise and tangy pear. The palate is packed with fleshy citrus: lots of tingly saline lime, honeydew melon and delicate tropical overtones. So multifaceted and revitalising!
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Winemaker of the Year' 2018, 'Singularity Award' 2018, 'Revelation Producer' 2017, Wine Project of the Year 2016 - it's safe to say that Antonio Macanita's mantlepiece is under some strain. But despite the high achievements and fancy awards, there's a devil-may-care adventurousness to António Maçanita which really puts us in mind of the likes of Pieter Walser or Swartland revolutionaries Adi Badenhorst and Eben Sadie in South Africa (funnily enough, Alentejo, where Antonio makes his Fitapreta wines, has been compared to Swartland - in that it was traditionally dominated by co-operatives but recently we’ve seen an influx of small growers with old plots making really interesting and exciting wines). Like the Saffers, Antonio has sought to challenge wine lovers' expectations and make great new wines from often largely forgotten territories. He also surfs. He learned his trade at some of the world's top wineries - Rudd in Napa, D’Arenberg in Australia and Lynch-Bages in Bordeaux - before blazing a trail all over Portugal - from Douro to Alentejo to the Azores Islands. In addition to his own multi-region company, he also consults for 13 other wineries.