2021 Luis Pato Vinha Formal, Beiras, Portugal Radikon before pressing to complete fermentation

before pressing to complete fermentation in barrel

the grapes are harvested from 90-year-old vines

a more delicate palate

This is an ethereal and quite acidic with some fine tannins towards the end

Aged for 10 months in barrel before bottling

2021 Luis Pato Vinha Formal, Beiras, Portugal Radikon before pressing to complete fermentationThe 2002 Vinha Formal is 100% Bical from the Formal vineyard, in the heart of Ois do Barrio where the soil in Bairrada is at its chalkiest. The 2002 was fermented and aged in used french oak barrels for 9 months, before aging in bottle at the winery for about 22 years. Bical mellows with age into a beautifully waxy, floral, and candied citrus wine.