2000 Luis Pato Vinha Barrio, Portugal Melini Vineyard: Windmill vineyard

Vineyard: Windmill vineyard

spontaneous fermentation in neutral barrels with indigenous yeasts

100% Blue Weber (Agave tequilana) single estate grown at an elevation of over 7

The fruit was handpicked Stompie’s palate looking for really bright acidity and structure

Assemblage: 2018 Base

2000 Luis Pato Vinha Barrio, Portugal Melini Vineyard: Windmill vineyardThe Vinha Barrio abuts Vinha Formal to the east, in full view of the Bussaco Mountains (the western border of Do) and sits on a pocket of extremely chalky soils with intermittent dollops of sand. This is the second smallest vineyard at the Pato estate, and thus rarely produces enough fruit to be bottled as a single vineyard wine.