Joao Pato Vinho Branco

Winemaker: Joao Pato

Appellation: Bairrada, Portugal

Grape Varieties: 85% Bical, 15% Fernão Pires

Averaging 20 years old, the vines are planted on 2.8 hectares of sandy soils called Amoreira da Gândara. The vineyards are farmed sustainably and the grapes are harvested in early September, de-stemmed and spends a short time on skins before spontaneous fermentation begins partially in stainless steel with temperature control, which lasts three weeks. Aged three months in stainless steel. Not fined or filtered.