Luis Pato, Vinha Barrio, 2009 needs description and dark fruit

and dark fruit

together with bitter alpine herbs

The botanicals infuse into a mistelle base of grape must and neutral spirit

with a rounded mouthfeel and a soft lift of citrus and pine

Fratelli Alessandria is one of the benchmark producers in Verduno

Luis Pato, Vinha Barrio, 2009 needs description and dark fruitThe 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. The 2009s from Pato are in an incredibly pretty place right now, still with very youthful and buoyant fruit, yet melting tannins and a really succulent mid palate. This is an incredibly crowd pleasing wine.