Serie Impar Sercialinho

Pale straw-golden in colour. The bouquet shows a young and intriguing wine that opens slowly in the glass to reveal a crystalline purity of lemony, waxy fruit. The palate, the understated oak gives a lovely texture, while the acidity corsets the fruit, and drives the intensity of flavour through the finish which is, fresh and pure.

'Série Ímpar' translates as 'Experimental Series' and was born out of a challenge that the Quinta de Pedralvites winemakers were set. They were tasked with finding something new and innovative that they would like to experiment with – be it a grape variety, a zone or a production technique. The first wine in this series is a Sercialinho from Bairrada. According to 'Wine Grapes', there are just nine hectares of Sercialinho planted in the world, all of which are in Bairrada. The esteemed Luís Pato, who until now has been the only producer of this variety. Quinta de Pedralvites estate in Bairrada has a 2.5 hectare plot of Sercialinho. When António Braga (of Azevedo and Quinta da Romeira) arrived in the region, he began vinifying all the different grape varieties on the estate separately and was struck by the character of the wine that came from the Sercialinho plot.