Filipa Pato Nossa Calcario Branco 2022

€ 30.30

A personal project by Filipa Pato and her husband to make a wine that expresses the full potential of the soil of Óis do Bairro. This village has been recognized since the 19th century to create its exceptional capacity of white wines.

Mineral aromas with characteristic lime aromas of the Arinto grape variety and a certain creaminess given by the Bical, elegant and full of flavor and preservation of a good acidity, a density and structure characteristic of a large white wine from the large limestone regions

Food-Pairing

Seafood, fish, salads, white meat dishes

Grapes: Arinto & Bical

Manual harvesting, fermentation in vessels of 500l with temperature control below 18ºC. Batonage twice a month until February. Bottled in May

Alcoholcontent

12,5 %vol

Store & Serve

Store in a cool place (12°C)

Serve at 10 - 12°C. Can be drunk up to 8 years after the harvest year

Critics & Awards

94/100 - he Wine Front Tasted: Jul 2024

92/100 - Gismondi on Wine Tasted: Nov 2023

These biodynamic Bical grapes come from the limestone clays of Óis do Bairro vineyard, and 40 year old vines. This was the first vineyard they purchased, and first converted to biodynamics. This was whole bunch, and native ferment in foudre and 500-600L pipas, where it remains on lees, with full MLF and without bâtonnage, for 9 months. Tight lemon, white grapefruit, and crunchy pear braces the ample mineral stoniness that rules the palate, kissed with wild fennel on the saline finish. Taut in youth, this harmonious wine will unfurl with time, though the minerality will always be its hallmark. (Treve Ring).

Tags: Bairrada - Filipa Pato