Alvarinho Milagres, Quinta da Pedra 2021

The 2021 Milagres Alvarinho was produced with their best grapes from their vines in Monção. It fermented with selected yeasts with the end of the fermentation finished in well-seasoned, neutral (over 10 years old) 225- and 300-liter French oak barrels, where it matured with lees with regular bâtonnage for six months and kept for another six months until it was transferred back to stainless steel and then bottled. It has higher ripeness, 13.9% alcohol and mellow acidity. I found it quite polished and a little heavier than the unoaked Alvarinho. 28,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in 2024, and the bottles are kept for two years before the wine is released.