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Winography

Fernão Pires

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Dry · White

Portugal's most widely planted white grape. Intensely aromatic when young, with floral and citrus notes, but loses freshness quickly. Best drunk very young.

Globalplantings
12k
hectares · 2023
Topcountry
Portugal
100% of global total
Countriesgrown
1
across 1 continent
BodyMedium
LightFull
AcidityLow–Medium
LowHigh
KEY AROMAS
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