António Pereira Duas Vinhas Branco Reserva 2022Alvarinho from Vinho Verde, Portugal; light to medium bodied and dry with notes of fresh apricot, yellow flowers, wet stone, and salt, with balanced acidity, a silky texture, and a long finish. Organic and no additives

Châtel and Fonnet planted to approximately 25 year old vines

layers of salted cured meat

toasty undertones

and sublte white pepper

Barbara Öhlzelt is turning the region’s paradigm completely on its head

and lingering red apple on the finish

Chardonnay from Lodi

and Padeiro de Basto from Cávado

notes of tar

then the wine is aged for 18 months in conical trunk wooden vats

and uncomplicated

and became part of the Centerra Wine Company portfolio