2013 Luis Pato Vinha Pan, Bairrada, Portugal 375ml Best's Great Western A small amount of SO2

A small amount of SO2 was added after malolactic fermentation

That is the impetus for this wine

Produced in accordance with the Demerara Rum Geographical Indication

100% Gamay grown at high elevation in granite soils

Les Macherelles sits just to the south of the premier cru Les Chenevottes in the northern sector of Chassagne-Montrachet

2013 Luis Pato Vinha Pan, Bairrada, Portugal 375ml Best's Great Western A small amount of SO2Old 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.