Profetas e dos Villões Crosta Calcária dos Profetas 2022

Profetas e dos Villões Crosta Calcária dos Profetas 2022

Style:
A powerful and structured Atlantic white, driven by minerality, salinity, and precision. Complex and expressive, with strong aging potential.

Vineyard:
Located on Porto Santo (Madeira), sourced from old vines planted on rare limestone (“crosta calcária”) soils. This unique terroir, combined with strong Atlantic influence, produces wines with pronounced salinity, tension, and mineral depth.

Winery:
Hand-harvested grapes, whole-bunch pressed and fermented with native yeasts. Vinified in a combination of stainless steel and neutral oak, followed by extended lees aging to enhance texture and complexity.

Production:
~600 bottles.

Nose/Palate:

Citrus, grapefruit, flint, iodine, and subtle smoky notes on the nose, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate with vibrant acidity, dense mineral-driven structure, citrus and saline flavors, textured mouthfeel, and a long, precise, persistent finish.
€139,00 EUR
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Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 12,5%
Grape variety 83% Listrão ,17% Caracol
Producer Profetas e dos Villões
Country Portugal
Region Madeira
Appellation Porto Santo
Volume 0,75 L
Description

Style:

A terroir-driven vintage Champagne, combining richness, texture, and mineral precision. Elegant and gastronomic, with a distinctive saline finish.

Vineyard:

Located in Trigny, in the Montagne de Reims. Produced from 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay sourced from the Chevillevy, Jardin (planted in 2013), and Marisson (planted in 1978) parcels on clay and sandy soils. The estate is organically farmed.

Winery:

Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for one year in 2.2 hL French oak barrels. Bottled by hand, riddled manually, and disgorged in December 2023. Extra Brut (5 g/L dosage) with no fining or filtration.

Production:

Limited production of 930 bottles from the 2019 vintage.

Nose / Palate:

Ripe citrus, orchard fruit, brioche, and subtle oak notes. Rich and textured, with vibrant acidity, pronounced minerality, and a distinctive saline finish that reflects the wine's terroir.

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Companhia Profetas e Villões

Companhia Profetas e Villões

Companhia Profetas e Villões is a small, highly original Portuguese project rooted between the Atlantic islands of Madeira and Porto Santo, founded by Nuno Faria in collaboration with renowned winemaker António Maçanita. Born during the 2020 lockdown, the project set out to rediscover and elevate the unique, nearly forgotten viticulture of these remote islands. 

The name reflects the historic rivalry between the islands - “Profetas” (Porto Santo) and “Villões” (Madeira) - symbolizing a bridge between their cultures, traditions, and terroirs. Working with old vines and rare indigenous varieties such as Caracol and Listrão, often grown in extreme, wind-swept conditions on sandy and limestone soils, the project highlights one of Portugal’s most singular wine landscapes. 

Production is small and experimental, with a focus on minimal intervention and expressing the raw, saline character shaped by the Atlantic Ocean. The wines are distinctive, textural, and deeply mineral - capturing the wild identity of these islands and offering a truly unique perspective on Portuguese wine.
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