2022 Cabecas do Reguengo Respiro Clarete, Alentejo, Portugal Domaine Padié After fortification to 17% ABV

After fortification to 17% ABV with neutral grape spirits

brought together to form a whole that is much more than the sum of its parts

The owner and winemaker

1991 Chardonnay

• Regular punchdowns at beginning of fermentation

2022 Cabecas do Reguengo Respiro Clarete, Alentejo, Portugal Domaine Padié After fortification to 17% ABVThe Respiro Clarete comes from 3 different centennial vineyards, each around 600 meters of altitude, and is a blend of roughly 10 different varieties, both red and white, with Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Tinta de Olho Branco, Castelo in red, and Boa de Alicante, Formosa Dourada, Mantedo, Arinto, Bical, Tamarez Prola making up most of the blend. The proportion of red grapes to white grapes is roughly . All the grapes are