The Pico island is one of nine islands which makes up the Azores archipelago, located about 1,000 miles west of continental Portugal. Pico is also one of the three Azorean appellations demarcated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The island’s wineries, with harsh maritime climate and tough volcanic terrain, are built with corrals (volcanic stone walls) surrounding their vines to protect them throughout the growing season.
The Volcanic Wines of The Azores: From new comer Lucas Lopes Amaral, the youngest islander to produce and bottle Azorean wine, comes this single varietal white wine which exemplifies the exotic nature of volcanic terrain of the Pico island. From the emblematic variety Fernão Pires, in the famous stone corrals of the mountain island, an excellent wine was obtained.
Tasting Notes: Refreshing acidity, a good touch of salinity, an intense mouth feel and a powerful flavor. This variety is known to produce wines with a spicy aromatic character, though often with delicate exotic fruity notes.
In honor of, and in dedication to, the Adega Lucas Amaral matriarch who survived cancer, comes this Merlot & Syrah rosé from the volcanic island of Pico.
Tasting Notes: A wine with outstanding aroma of raspberry, pomegranate, with notes of red apple. In the mouth it revelas a remarkable acidity that transforms into an intense and fresh wine.
