2000 Luis Pato, Beiras, Vinha Barrio Discountable_False There's always other things

There's always other things

This is the great stuff from the hillside vineyards surrounding the original villages

and clear mineral-driven profile

This is Bobal in its highest form: aromatic and fresh

2000 Luis Pato, Beiras, Vinha Barrio Discountable_False There's always other thingsThis wine hails from the region of Beiras Atlantico, a region similarly inflected by maritime winds as Bairrada. With two decades (!) of aging for the materials to soften, it's just exquisite. Imagine it as the Nebbiolo of the sea. Others are eager to compare it to Pinot Noir or Syrah. The Vinha Barrio abuts Vinha Formal to the east, in full view of the Bussaco Mountains (the western border of Do) and it sits on a pocket of extremely chalky soils with