Luis Pato Tinto Vinho Barrio 2008

€ 49.11

It is a red wine with a huge aromatic impact, complex and wild, with notes of berries, moss and eucalyptus.

Luis describes himself as a ‘free’ winemaker. He believes that the fact that he trained as a chemical engineer and not an oenologist has given him a different perspective on making wine. His philosophy marries old-world style and Latin-born influence with an appreciation of a more Anglo-Saxon style vision. Oh, and he is also a pragmatist! Filipa, Pato’s daughter, also a trained chemical engineer, hasn’t just followed in her father’s footsteps, she’s gained a reputation in her own right. An innovator like her father with a similar bent for pushing boundaries. One thing that father and daughter share too is a desire to make wines as naturally as possible. ‘We worked in the chemical industry,’ explains Luis, ‘we don’t want to have to pay for their chemicals!’ Filipa says she aims to make ‘authentic wines without make-up’.

Food-Pairing

fits perfectly with (grilled) red meat dishes, large game and duck dishes

Grapes: Baga (100%)

From a vineyard grubbed in 2004, because it had more than 80 years and it was not aligned.

The 2001 harvest was the last one from this old vineyard, reappearing in 2008 with the Baga grape still as exclusive.

Alcoholcontent

13 %vol

Store & Serve

Store in a cool place (12°C). Can be drunk up to 20 years after harvest

Serve at 14 - 16 °C. Decant a few hours before serving