2000 Luis Pato Vinha Barrio, Portugal Melini spontaneous fermentation in neutral barrels

spontaneous fermentation in neutral barrels with indigenous yeasts

Vineyard: Windmill vineyard

Chardonnay is barrel fermented and aged

Maggie and her Husband

” because this whiskey is created from two rye whiskeys (both a minimum of 2 years old)

2000 Luis Pato Vinha Barrio, Portugal Melini spontaneous fermentation in neutral barrelsThe Vinha Barrio abuts Vinha Formal to the east, in full view of the Bussaco Mountains (the western border of Do) and sits on a pocket of extremely chalky soils with intermittent dollops of sand. This is the second smallest vineyard at the Pato estate, and thus rarely produces enough fruit to be bottled as a single vineyard wine.