2024 Folias de Baco 'Uivo' Renegado Vinhas Velhas, Douro, Portugal Rutissons and Viognier

and Viognier

very mineral and neither too powerful nor too rich

planted in very red soil

What a beautiful terroir

and green apples frame an ebullient palate marked but not dominated by oxidation

2024 Folias de Baco 'Uivo' Renegado Vinhas Velhas, Douro, Portugal Rutissons and ViognierFrom +80 year old vines planted on 2 hectares of schist and granite. The more than 25 red and white varietals are hand harvested separately in September and undergo vineyard sorting. The whole clusters macerate for three days, followed by spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts lasting roughly three weeks in large granite lagars (1000L). The wine spends six months on lees with stirring once every two weeks only at the beginning of aging. Aged for