Descripción

Primera añada de este blanco no fortificado, elaborado a partir de Listrão, variedad también conocida como Palomino fino. El Vinho da Corda es aquel resultante de la vinificación del mosto más concentrado y de color dorado obtenido tras el tercer y último prensado de estas uvas. Antiguamente el proceso se hacía mediante una prensa hecha con cuerda, de ahí el nombre. Tras su envejecimiento en barricas muy viejas que contuvieron vino de Madeira surge esta suerte de "madeira natural" sorprendente.

 

 

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Companhia dos Profetas e dos Villões
Tipo
Blanco
Añada
2020
Grado
14.3% vol.
Producción
567 botellas numeradas
Variedad
Listrão
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
Madeirense

Cata

Vista
De color amarillo dorado, casi cobrizo.
Nariz
Muy intensa, con aromas a sal caramelizada, a vino a medio camino entre un madeira y un jerez y notas metálicas, yodadas e intensas.
Boca
Vino único y singular. Amplio, con cuerpo, mucha persistencia y superconcentrado.
Temperatura de servicio
Entre 7 y 10 ºC.
Consumo
Hasta 2031, aproximadamente, si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.
Maridaje
Platos ricos, especiados y refinados, como caldereta de pulpo o de pescado.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Vides tradicionales cultivadas en la isla de Porto Santo junto al mar, pegadas al suelo, protegidas de los fuertes vientos por cañaverales o muros de ganchillo.
Edad
Cepas de más de 80 años.
Suelo
Calizo de textura arcillo-arenosa.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual en cubos cuando las uvas están plenamente maduras.
Vinificación
Tras su cosecha, las uvas se cargaron en un camión refrigerado para transportarlas en barco a la isla de Madeira, ya que no está permitido legalmente elaborar vino en Porto Santo. A su llegada a la bodega de madrugada los racimos enteros se prensaron y pasaron a depósitos de decantación dentro de un contenedor refrigerado, separándose en tres fracciones distintas. La última fracción de la prensa, 'o mosto da Corda', se transfirió a un 'pipo' (barrica) de vino de Madeira de 415 litros para fermentar.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de 10 meses en las mismas barricas de vino de Madeira de 415 litros.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2020 Listrão dos Profetas Vinho do P. Santo Vinho da Corda is all Listrão (a.k.a. Palomino Fino) aged for 12 months in very old Madeira wine casks from Blandy's (where these were bottled). It comes in nicely dry (1.5 grams of residual sugar and 7.3 of total acidity) and at 14.3% alcohol. This is basically the same wine as the regular this issue, except for that "Vinho da Corda" part. Only the last pressing, about one-third of the juice, was used for this fermentation. António Maçanita said that this is locally known as Vinho da Corda, meaning “wine of the rope.” That, he said, was the old pressing system where the cage was made of rope, relating to the last squeeze of the press, which was "perceived as the best pressings for the 'Porto Santo Wine' style that is a kind of natural Madeira wine without any fortification." That Vinho da Corda vinification matters a lot. This is completely different than the regular bottling, that's for sure, as Maçanita's description suggests. This has the feel of a fortified wine in richness (although it's not). If someone guessed it was a dryish White Colheita Port or Madeira, they'd be ignoring a few things, but there are some echoes. Maçanita said to me that this was the way the locals did their unfortified, high alcohol wines, with only the ripeness of the grapes. "I am very excited with this because we might [be] tasting what Madeiras [were like] before fortification started in the mid-17th century!" The color is several shades darker than the regular Listrão, and the power is more substantial too. The finish is simply gripping. It never seems unbalanced, though, because the richness counters the power easily. If you're looking for a white table wine, this is, to be sure, something of an outlier compared to the regular, which is a normal table wine. Those who love Vinho da Corda will think it is sensational. I suspect some will think this is not really what they are looking for. At the least, how you use it will be different. This would work well on its own and also pair well with rich foods. It should age rather well, but since there is no track record for this debut bottling, let's take that in stages and start here. It drinks great today, in case you are wondering.