2013 Luis Pato Vinha Pan, Bairrada, Portugal 375ml Austria and no doubt needs time

and no doubt needs time to reach its eventual grandeur

Carbonic maceration for the first 8 days

spicy harmonious

Fermented using all native years

Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation occur

2013 Luis Pato Vinha Pan, Bairrada, Portugal 375ml Austria and no doubt needs timeOld vine Baga from the Pan vineyard, rooted in Bairradas classic clay limestone. Naturally fermented and long raised in older oak, the 2013 shows the variety at full resolution: lifted red fruit, autumn spice, firm but fine tannins, and that hallmark saltyiron edge. A slow evolving, structure driven vintage thats entering a beautiful tertiary phase while retaining Patos trademark precision and drive.