Luis Pato, “BTT”

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Red Wine
Bairrada, 2011 75CL

26,90 €

*Member Price: € 24,21

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Baga, Tinto Cão, Touriga Nacional

Red Wine

12,8%

16-18º

What The Fellas Say

Like popping a piece of 95% dark chocolate in your mouth wrapped in black plums and blackberries, while walking past an old farmer smoking a hand-rolled cigarette. Intense and fruity. Rugged and earthy. Needs an hour or two to get used to you before he opens up. But once he gets going the old ba#&ard won’t stop talking. Drink slowly and peacefully alongside a hunk of bread and aged sheep’s cheese.

What The Sommelier Says

A soft limpid aspect but with a brilliant intense ruby colour. On the nose black fruits, tobacco, floral and earthy notes. In the mouth smooth and round, with strong tannins and still present acidity. Still plenty of aging left in this wine.

Pairs well with…

…a classic baked bacalhau, a stinky Serra da Estrella sheep cheese, or a Peking duck just falling off the bone.

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About The Winemakers

The Pato family has been producing wine at Quinta do Ribeirinho since at least the 18th century. João Pato began bottling wine from his vineyards in 1970, becoming the first producer/bottler in the Bairrada region after its demarcation. His son Luis Pato inherited his nonconformist and pioneering spirit, and in 1980 produced his first wine, a single-varietal Baga of exceptional quality and absolute rarity, which is today sought after by connoisseurs as a treasure.

About The Winemakers

Region: Bairrada

Bairrada produces wines with high acidity and tannins, often aged in oak barrels to soften the tannins and develop complex flavors. The region’s soil is predominantly clay and limestone, which helps to retain moisture and gives the wines a distinct minerality.