PLEASE NOTE: This is a recurring auction. The seal number(s) you see on the photos might differ from the one(s) on your bottle(s). 2020 Casa de Santar Reserva White 6 x 0.75L Dão Region DESCRIPTION Casa de Santar is historically connected to wine production. Founded in the end of the 18th century, it is one the most iconics wine making estates in Dão, due to its history, dimension and the reputation of its wines. The wines from this noble house are renowned due to their tradition, authenticity and nobility, reasons that make this brand from Dão so special and known for its 200-year-old history. A couple of kilometres from Casa de Santar, we can begin to see on the horizon several hectares of vineyard, which is very rare in this part of the country. Casa de Santar owns the largest continuous terrain in Dão, with 103 hectares, 83 of red varieties and 20ha of white varieties. Santar’s most well known plot is Vinha dos Amores, a slope with incredible soil and solar exposure where we grow the best Encruzado and Touriga Nacional grapes. Vinha dos Amores, or Lovers Vineyard in English, got its name because it was, since time immemorial, the meeting point for all the lovers of the village of Santar in their passionate rendezvous. Here were born some of the most elegant wines in Portugal that have earned high scores and awards from national and international critics. The estate has been connected to the same family for 13 generations and the cellar deserves a proper tour: from the cellar to the fermentation room with its stainless-steel vats, through the wine-aging room where the wines rest in French oak barrels and where we can find the highlight of this room, the incredibly old copper alembic. Then, we carry on to the tasting room and the cellar that keeps and protects the brands’ oldest harvests. WINEMAKER: Osvaldo Amado. AWARDS/RECOMMENDATIONS 91 Points, Best Buy, Wine Enthusiast 90 Points, Best Buy, Robert Parker 90 Points, Wine Spectator 17.5 Points, Vinho Grande Escolhas Gold Medal, Japan Women’s Wine Awards 92 Points, Decanter World Wine Awards (2018 Vintage) WINE VARIETIES: Encruzado (50%), Bical (30%) e Cerceal Branco (20%). VINIFICATION Total destemming, soft pneumatic pressing, natural static clarification and fermentation at 18°C. 50% of the wine fermented and aged in light toasted french oak barrels. TASTING NOTES Crystaline aspect. Defined citrine with greenish tones. Fresh, with predominance in citric, exotic and complexity notes. Fresh, fruity, unctuous, complex and persistent. SERVING As an appetizer, not very spicy dishes based on fish, white and red meat grilled. Drink at 10°C.