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2022 Filipa Pato 'Tola' Bical, Bairrada, Portugal
$45.00
• 100% Bical • Sourced from Filipa and William’s best white-wine site, a gently-sloping, full-south exposure parcel with 60-year-old vines in deep Jurassic limestone • Direct-pressed into traditional pipas (large neutral barrels) and fermented with indigenous yeast • 12 months in oak (no bâtonnage) and 4 additional months in tank before bottling unfined and unfiltered • 1500 bottles produced • ‘Tola’ was the legendary prior owner, a ‘lady of extremely eccentric character’ in their words • Certified Biodynamic (Demeter)
Specs
- Country Portugal
- Region Bairrada
- Style White Wine
- Producer Filipa Pato
- Farming Practices Organic, Biodynamic
- Grapes Bical
- Food Pairings Roast White Meats, Fried Food, Stinky Cheese, Braised Things, Fresh Seafood
- Characteristics Icon, Bright and Fresh, Flexes w/ Food, Amphora
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