Cooperativa Vitivinicola da Ilha do Pico Acores Terras de Lava Branco 2023 750ml

PORTUGAL : AZORES : ILHA DO PICO

Arinto dos Açores

LIGHT-BODIED, SEA SALT, CITRUS, GREEN APPLE, HERBAL, VOLCANIC MINERAL

Pico Island rises from the Atlantic to become Portugal's highest peak, its vines growing in currais — handbuilt basalt enclosures that protect the plants from ocean winds while trapping volcanic heat. The Cooperativa has worked this UNESCO-listed landscape since 1949. "Terras de Lava" captures the island's defining character: saline, mineral, and austere in a way that only volcanic Atlantic viticulture produces.

PAIRING : Grilled fish, shellfish, raw oysters, fresh cheese