Tasting Recap 21/11/24
Humus Branco (Lisboa), 2022
Arinto, Fernão Pires
Direct press.
Fermented in steel and aged in old oak barrique on its lees for 1 year.
$35 L.U.C
Humus Branco a Deriva (Lisboa), 2017
Arinto
3 years in old large format barrel non-topped up.
On lees.
3 years bottle age before release.
$45 L.U.C
Marinho Wave (Lisboa), 2020
Fernão Pires
From an 80-year-old bush vineyard that Luis has painstakingly nursed back to health as per his usual M.O.
Stringent fruit selection in the vineyard, approx 1/3 makes it into the wine.
Steel ferment.
3 days whole cluster maceration.
Old barrique on lees for 3 years.
$80 L.U.C
Dominó Caparide (Carcavelos), 2022
Castelão
Made from Castelão that is harvested from 30-year-old vines in Ribeira de Caparide in Carcavelos just north of Lisbon.
Whole bunch pressed after overnight maceration. Fermented in concrete tanks and aged in old oak of various sizes. Left on lees for one year.
$28 L.U.C - 7.5% pouring
Dominó Foxtrot (Portalegre), 2023
Field blend of whites and reds
Dominó’s gateway drug to the world of Palheto. A super traditional field blend of 80-year-old vines of various Muscats, Alicante Bouchet, and Trincadeira.
Granite and clay soils.
Whole bunch macerated for five days, fermented in stainless, aged in old wood for 1 year.
$27.50 - 7.5% pouring
Humus Charlatão (Lisboa), 2017
Castelão
3 years in old large format chesnut
On lees.
3 years bottle age before release.
$30 L.U.C
