Sidonio de Sousa Bairrada Branco Reserva 2021

A traditional and textural white from Portugal’s Bairrada region, made by a producer known for low-intervention winemaking and old-vine expression. It opens with aromas of citrus peel, green apple, ripe pear, and subtle stone fruit, layered with white flowers, almond, and a faint smoky, leesy complexity.

Medium-bodied with a gently rounded texture, it balances fresh acidity with a subtle, creamy depth from aging in neutral oak and lees contact. Flavours lean toward lemon, orchard fruit, and saline minerality, reflecting the region’s cool Atlantic influence and limestone-rich soils. The overall impression is structured yet approachable, with a lingering, lightly savoury citrus-mineral tone.