Quinta de Pancas completes portfolio with Special Selection Chardonnay 2024

12/01/2026Quinta de Pancas has presented the Special Selection Chardonnay 2024, the new wine that concludes the recent overhaul of the brand's portfolio, developed by WineStone, reinforcing the Atlantic identity and elegant profile of the wines from the Lisbon region.

Quinta de Pancas, one of the historic estates in the Lisbon region, has just launched the Special Selection Chardonnay 2024, a wine that marks the completion of the renewal process of its portfolio, led by WineStone. This new launch underscores the Quinta’s strong connection to its terroir, where Atlantic influence plays a decisive role in the freshness and character of the wines.

The grapes that gave rise to this Chardonnay come from a 31-year-old vineyard planted in clay-limestone soils at about 250 meters of altitude, conditions that favor a balanced, fresh, and elegant expression of the variety. According to the company, these characteristics are reflected in a wine that combines complexity and regional identity.

With a bright greenish-citrine color, the Special Selection Chardonnay 2024 presents an elegant and complex aromatic profile, marked by notes of lemon, apple, and pineapple, complemented by mineral hints and subtle toasted and buttery nuances. These result from careful winemaking, with fermentation in French oak barrels and 10 months of aging on the lees, a process that contributes to the wine’s depth and balance.

On the palate, the wine reveals itself as structured and intense, with well-defined acidity, evident freshness, and a long, persistent finish, characteristics that reinforce the positioning of the Special Selection range within the universe of Quinta de Pancas wines.

For David Baverstock, chairman winemaker at WineStone, this launch represents more than just a novelty in the portfolio. He emphasizes that the Special Selection Chardonnay “perfectly expresses the identity of Pancas’s vineyards and terroir,” while consolidating a new chapter in the brand’s assertion, based on freshness, elegance, and complexity.