Quinta do Popa Bastardo Douro 2021

Quinta do Popa Bastardo Douro 2021The first release of Bastardo (aka Trousseau) from Quinta do Popa has very clear parallels with its Jura cousin. A mix of sleek, elegance with some darker layers of wet earth and spice. Cherry, violet, mocha, and a touch of mint. Their vines and olive trees are planted amidst the dramatic UNESCO protected hillsides of the Douro Valley. Jonathan Kemp

20% Croatina

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon

the melon spent its last two months aging in steel drums

which has integrated nicely

1 'Mirador' Manzanilla is a single barrel bottling

Boysenberry and red pepper flake notes add an important lift and overtone series to the wine

leaving growers stranded with no means to replant

All of the grapes were picked and pressed together

and he now makes some of our favorite Sicilian wines

For these reasons

the Newton Pippin is one of the few desirable varieties to make cider due to its ability to attain high sugars and posses some tannin and bitterness

the Griffe du Marquis wine is aged in old Burgundy barrels as opposed to the VT which is aged in large old foudres