Quinta da Boavista 'Rufia' Tinto Dao 2021

Quinta da Boavista 'Rufia' Tinto Dao 2021Press 4 Red April 2024 Direct Press Selection The Dao, in north central Portugal, has a more temperate climate compared to the coastal regions, and it has the potential to make some of Portugal's most elegant, finessed wines, earning it comparisons to Burgundy as far back as the 1800s. Joo Tavares de Pina's wines are based around pre modern winemaking philosophies, only using "grapes, water to clean his equipment and a touch of sulfur at bottling,"

this is for fans of minerals and citrus

The Bruniers make this wine in large old oak foudrè with no temperature control

this is a salty

a 10 day maceration of Grenache Gris and Maccabeo that's just delighful

and sulfur levels are low

earthy and nicely textured with elegant black raspberry

fermented in open-top Rauli tank

Michel and Stephanie Theron walk the thin line between fresh

Bramaterra is best known for its cool climate and volcanic soils

Andrea Fontana is the farmer and winemaker behind the wines of Guido Platinetti

and Sylvaner

From the importer: A beautiful natural juicy red