2017 Vallado Branco Reserva Quinta do Vallado with energy and depth

with energy and depth

reductive style and lacks the opulence and sexiness this cuvée normally shows

This is an intense

667 cases made

Parker-Larner 98 points: This bottle opens a new chapter for one of Italy's most celebrated and collected wines

2017 Vallado Branco Reserva Quinta do Vallado with energy and depthGrape varieties: 45% Gouveio, 30% Rabigato and 25% Arinto. Parker Squires 93 points: The 2017 Branco Reserva, bottled about a month before tasting, is a blend of Gouveio (45%), Rabigato (30%) and Arinto (25%), aged for eight months in 25% new French oak. It comes in at 13% alcohol. This handles its wood brilliantly, even at a young age. It's sharp, for the style, and surprisingly fresh in this big year. Winemaker Xito Olazabal said they picked in