Luis Pato Vinhas Velhas Branco 2017

Luis Pato Vinhas Velhas Branco 2017Press 4 Mix White March 2024 Direct Press Selection Maria Joo Pato comes from a family of contrarian winemakers that have been pushing the envelope in coastal Portugal's Bairrada region for some time now. She is the daughter of the legendary winemaker Luis Pato, who put the Bairrada on the map by sticking to native local grapes like Baga and Bical when most were abandoning them. Her sister Filipa Pato has her own biodynamic winery started 2000s.

this wine would fit in quite nicely with that coterie of white wines that drink like a big hug or scratches the itch that comfort food seems to give us all while being easy drinking and refreshing

and detailed as well

you haven't lived

We’ll touch each bottle

and was aged in oak

but in the Loire he found a home making wine and following a path he did not imagine as a much younger man

are some of the strongest voices in Slovakia's natural wine movement

refreshing menthol on the finish

The vine age here is approximately 40 years

We released a small 600 liter cuvée of very dense Chardonnay from 2016

There's a beautiful mixture of primary fruit and tertiary

first expressing marmalade on toast