2000 Joao Pato (Luis Pato) Cabernet Sauvignon, Bairrada, Portugal Domaine Leroy barrels and casks before bottling

barrels and casks before bottling

in the heart of Ois-do-Barrio where the soil in Bairrada is at its chalkiest

Drunken evening of an elephant seal tasting Mondeuse

SO2 added when transferred to tank (25-40 ppm total at bottling)

he employs cement tank fermentations with indigenous yeast to produce natural wines that reflect each parcel's terroir

2000 Joao Pato (Luis Pato) Cabernet Sauvignon, Bairrada, Portugal Domaine Leroy barrels and casks before bottlingWhile Joao Pato himself (Luis father) stopped making wine in the early 1980s, Luis kept his fathers brand going, especially when he wanted to experiment with non Portuguese grape varieties. This is a one off bottling of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on chalky clay soils in Bairrada. It spent two years in a combination of new and used french oak casks before bottling. High toned, brightly red fruited, salty, and still vibrantly alive. Classic old