Bairrada is located in the north of Portugal near the Atlantic coast and only in 1980 did the district receive DOC status. Already in 1970, João Pato was one of the first in the district to bottle his own wine and sell it under his own name. Eventually his son Luis Pato took over the management of the winery and since then has done much to raise the status of both Bairrada and the baga grape, which is grown in the district. Baga is a grape that contains a lot of acid and tannin and needs some time to ripen. The best wines made from the grape become complex and are highly ageable. A number of Pato’s wines are on the pole, including Vinha Pan 2019 and Baga Touriga Nacional 2022. The latter is made from 60 percent baga and the rest touriga nacional and is a non-barrel-aged, juicy and wonderful wine for pizza and barbecue. Vinha Pan is made from 100 percent baga and a concentrated wine with lovely acidity that goes well with game, lamb and beef.
Among the wines of the week are also Seifried Nelson Riesling 2023 and Philippe le Hardi Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise 2023 – two good white wine purchases that are part of the pole’s basic selection.
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4678901 Luis Pato Baga Touriga Nacional 2022 (Bairrada, Portugal) NOK 179.90 (87 points) (BU)
Has a fairly strong red-purple color and smells of raspberries, cherries, herbs and spices. Has medium body and tastes of juicy, raspberry-like berry fruit together with herbs and spices. Finishes with little or no tannin and lovely acidity.
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4786601 Luis Pato Vinha Pan 2019 (Bairrada, Portugal) NOK 379.90 (91 points) (BU)
Has a medium strong red-purple color and smells of dark cherry fruit together with exotic wood and spices. Has good concentration and flavors of dark forest berry fruit together with spices and a fine integrated barrel impression. Has some tannin and wonderful acidity in the finish.
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17442401 Philippe le Hardi Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise 2023 (Burgundy, France) NOK 239.90 (85 points) (BA)
Has a medium-strong yellow color and smells of apple, citrus, tropical fruit and some cask. Has medium body and flavors of tropical fruit, apple, citrus, nut and some barrel, before finishing with very good acidity.
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1270601 Seifried Nelson Riesling 2023 (New Zealand) NOK 219.90 (85 points) (BA)
Has a fairly light yellow-green color and smells of citrus together with together with bright flowers and minerals. Is light in taste where it goes in citrus and peach together with more herbs and minerals. Has a slight residual sweetness which is balanced by very good acidity.
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11268106 Schwedhelm Zellertal Riesling 2023 (Phalz, Germany) NOK 500 (86 points) (BA)
This riesling from Schwedhelm is a bargain of a carton wine that is currently in the Pole’s basic selection. It has a medium strong yellow color and smells of citrus and apple together with herbs and minerals. Is quite light and tastes of citrus and apple together with citrus and green apple together with herbs and a rather gentle mineral touch before finishing with lovely acidity. Drink with prawns and shellfish, sushi/sashimi or with spicy Asian food.
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