2009 Luis Pato Vinha Barrio, Portugal Pormenor The wine is then racked

The wine is then racked off the gross lees

The domaine’s trademark cuvée is a blend of the three Champagne varieties

- Neal Martin

Hans is an old friend of Kevin’s and our consultant as well

and in 5-6 years begins to hit its prime

2009 Luis Pato Vinha Barrio, Portugal Pormenor The wine is then rackedThe 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.