Les a Les 'Medieval de Ourem' Encostas d'Aire Lisboa Red 2020

Les a Les 'Medieval de Ourem' Encostas d'Aire Lisboa Red 2020Jorge Santos & Rui Lopes are finding and reviving parts of Portugal's history that have been forgotten. For many years, monks in this area of coastal Portugal needed red wine for their sacraments, but most of the local grapes were white. So, some 500 years ago they developed this technique of blending in just a splash of red grapes in with the white to give it the color they required. It's one of the oldest wine 'recipes' in Portugal. In this case the

I was shocked to find that the grapes were picked in late to mid-October

Aromas of mandarin orange and Campari are met with grassy undertones

not enough to make it orange

the estate is organic and in conversion to biodynamics

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There are few wines that can achieve this

with some calling it 'the most cerebral wine in the world

Drink it a little cooler than room temp now

and nearly four years in bottle would make this pretty freaky

I also knew that a tiny bit of SO2 would spare me the risk

Not topped up

and bright acidity from Grenache Blanc