2019 Quinta de Chocapalha 'Vinha Mae' Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal Revana Vineyard Powerfully ripe yet racy and

Powerfully ripe yet racy and thrilling with acidity

and old walled villages of half-timbered houses

This fermented in a combination of foudre

10% Viognier and 5% Marsanne all from organic vineyards in the wild hills of Ardeche made by a small co-op of like-minded growers

The full-bodied palate has an elegant frame of pixelated tannins to support its concentrated fruit

2019 Quinta de Chocapalha 'Vinha Mae' Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal Revana Vineyard Powerfully ripe yet racy andRich and concentrated, this full bodied red offers notes of dark berries, nutshells, baking spices and wet earth. Deep and succulent, with a fruit forward character and velvety tannins. Hints of dried herbs and bark in the end. Drink now. James Suckling