Luis Pato Vinhas Velhas Branco 2023Luis Pato is widely regarded as the person who put the wines of Bairrada on the world map. He started making wines in 1980, ten years after his father started bottling the first Bairrada wines, once the region was legally recognised. He is a charismatic winemaker, who we like a lot, who makes wine combining science, technology and tradition. Bairrada is a region in between Porto and Lisbon, it produces very traditional Portuguese wines! The reds are

complex and delightful

A large wine region in southern Portugal

laurel and cedar notes building into a long saline mineral finish

A unique and full bodied wine with aromas of pomegranate and blackcurrant on the nose

14% Red Field Blend

The aromas are reminiscent of figs

They vinify by parcel and grape variety

Syrah on this hillside site has a personality all of its own that is quite different from other parts of the valley

Light straw and perfectly clear

Tapatio reposado is aged for four months in ex-bourbon casks

A clean and crisp wine with rounded honeyed notes as the wine develops in the glass

A lot of the winery work is still done by hand