rose petal
A Quiet Conversation With The Dead — And The Greatest Rioja I've Tasted In Years
it glides rather than presses
voluptuous body and silky
Earth-led and quietly complex
Filipa Pato DNMC Branco (Filipa Pato Baga Bairrada Dinamica) Lambrusco rose petalEnergetic and unapologetically Baga, this opens with sour cherry, pomegranate, and dried cranberry, layered with bay leaf, crushed herbs, and a distinctly ferrous, limestone driven edge. The palate is taut and lively, built around brisk acidity and fine, slightly angular tannins that give the wine its nervous, food driven shape. Red fruit stays bright and restrained, with savory, earthy noteswet stone, dried leavesemerging through the mid palate.