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LUIS PATO

“Luis Pato, the lucky duck of Beiras (“Pato” means duck in Portuguese), is widely considered a dominant force in his region, a winemaker who, when the weather cooperates in his difficult region, can tame the difficult Baga grape with which he works. His wines these days often have a refined elegance rather than rustic astringency, but they retain that very bright Baga acidity.” Robert Parker - June 2008

The Luis Pato wine is the result of the association of two traditional families from Bairrada, the Pato family and the Melo Campos family. At the Quinta do Ribeirinho (Ribeirinho Estate) the documents reveal a wine production since the 18th Century. Its activity of wine bottling began in the 1970s.

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RE - Revista de Vinhos, POR                  JR - Jancis Robinson, GBR
RP - Robert Parker, INT                           WS - Wine Spectator, INT
AN - Wine Anorak, INT                             WE - Wine Enthusiast, INT
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N/V MARIA GOMES ESPUMANTE
+725370 · 12x750ml
Bottled in 2018

100% Maria Gomes
The grapes are fermented in separate stainless steel vats under control temperature during two weeks. The second fermentation was made in bottle to keep the flavour of flowers and fruits from the main grape. White fleshy notes interplay with quince, jasmine, and yellow plum. Pato uses the Champagne method to create this lovely, dry bubbly. Bottled 2023.
It is a summer wine but also of conviviality. Serve with White meat, Fish & vegetables. Serve at 10oC.

STATUS: OPEN

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N/V CASTA BAGA ESPUMANTE
+725371 · 12x750ml
Bottled in 2019

100% Baga.
Grown in vineyards planted in chalky-clay soils with Baga grapes. Vinified through a slight pressure, in a vacuum press to obtain a juice yield that doesn’t exceed 60%. It is fermented in stainless steel vats. As the second fermentation occurs inside the bottle, the wine matures six to nine months on the lees before the necessary procedures to finish it, to reach the client in its best conditions.
Luis Pato is an expert in sparkling wines. This sparkling rosé, made with the Baga grape variety, is surprising. It has an intense aroma, beautiful salmon color and is delicious in the mouth, very dry and refreshing, with a sophisticated touch of fermentation notes. A different choice and full of charm.
What a fun wine! Perfect for pizza parties or BBQs, this food friendly sparker shows a beautiful light ruby color in the glass. It should be served at 8ºC to avoid destroying the flavour of the grape. Other food pairings include fish, shellfish, and roasted meats in the oven, due to its high acidity that balances the tastes of those delicacies.

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2022 MARIA GOMES
+783757 · 12x750ml

100% Maria Gomes.
Fermented in stainless steel vats. The white grape variety Fernao Pires is called in the Beiras Maria Gomes. A fresh, fruity, and incredibly delicious white wine from sandy soils of the Maria Gomes grape comes. Aromas of peach and melon dominate. Crisp and fresh with an enticing array of clean fresh yellow plums and a slatey texture. Juicy, slightly mineral, and finely textured. Long finish.
Serve with appetizers, salads, fish, shellfish, white meats, Italian and Asian cuisine including sushi and food with citrus sauces. Serve at 12oC.

STATUS: OPEN


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2022 VINHAS VELHAS WHITE
+725367 · 12x750ml

50% Bical, 25% Cerceal, 25% Sercialinho.
The Luis Pato Vinhas Velhas White wine bears the signature of the winemaker Luis Pato, one of the biggest names in viticulture in Portugal. Made with a cut of Bical, Cerceal and Sercialinho grapes, from old vines located in the Bairrada wine region. What is important is how it tastes. It's honeyed, and feels rich, but it also has great balancing freshness, and isn't heavy at all, it hasn't been oak aged, it weighs in at only 12.5%. The cooling Atlantic helps cool the temperatures in this region, allowing the freshness and drinkability to come forward. This wine is lovely now, but is built to last.”
Great with chicken, fish, and shellfish. Also, great with Asian foods, cured and smoked meats, and light starters and salads. Aging capacity of 7-10 years.

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2022 BAGA/TOURIGA NACIONAL
+725369 · 12x750ml

60% Baga, 40% Touriga Nacional.
After the fermentation process occurred, at controlled temperatures, the wine has stayed, for 9 months in stainless steel tanks prior to being bottled. Luis Pato Baga Touriga Nacional has aromas that reminds of violets, berries' notes, especially raspberries, and also smoked notes. It is an elegant and fruity red wine with chocolate hints dominating its character. It presents extraordinary mineral notes and great acidity.
To be dished up with red meat, game meats, light cheese and codfish. Serve at 14-16ºC. Aging capacity of 10-15 years.

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2018 VINHA PAN
+725372 · 6x750ml

100% Baga.
A Burgundian style wine with good acidity. When the Luis Pato Vinha Pan grapes are harvested, a hyperoxygenation is carried out, thus avoiding the addition of sulfates. Afterwards, the wine ferments at a controlled temperature and finally ages in 500-liter oak barrels. Before bottling it is clarified and filtered. Youthful and fresh, with firm tannins and refreshing acidity, blackcurrants and some tobacco, leather, minerals, and long-quenching and fresh finish, Fixed and harsh tannins today, but with great balance and a long, delicious aftertaste.
To be dished up with duck, wild boar and red meats.

STATUS: OPEN
RP: 92

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2013 VINHA BARROSA
+725373 · 6x750ml

100% Baga.
From an old vineyard of more than 80 years in Aguim, surrounded by a pine forest where there are also some eucalyptus that add to the wine a complementary complexity that the age of the vines already gives. Vinified in stainless steel vats for two weeks at controlled temperature. Matured for a year in new and used Allier oak casks. Beautifully perfumed, this is full of ripe tannins and generous fruitiness. From a single vineyard with old vines, the wine is structured, dense and so concentrated. It shows how Baga can develop when handled by a master, with its black plum fruits and great future. It will age for 15 or 20 years.
To be dished up with red meats roasted in the oven as well as gamey meat, without forgetting dishes with duck.

STATUS: SOLD OUT
RP: 89+ || JR: 17.5 || RE: 18

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2000 QUINTA DO MOINHO
+789264 · 6x750ml

100% Baga.
Wine exclusively produced from Baga grapes with green harvest at the beginning of August. Fermented for 2 weeks in stainless steel vats under temperature control. Matured for 12 months in new and used Allier oak casks. Greyish garnet with soft rim. Complex, developed aromas of undergrowth and leather and a bit bloody too but there is still some of Baga’s sweet red fruit aroma showing and almost something in the floral spectrum – maybe tobacco. More bloody with air. On the palate, real energy and freshness – and small-berried red fruits - the tannins relatively compact but smoothed. Long and surprisingly rich, the richness balanced by the acidity.
To be dished up with gamey meats, and when exceeds 10 years of age, with a good sheep cured cheese.

STATUS: SOLD OUT
RP: 92 || VI: 88 || JR: 16.5

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2009 VINHAS VELHAS RED
+770059 (FORMERLY +725368) · 12x750ml

100% Baga.
Intense, very smoky on the nose. Very well done with a beginning, middle and end. Delicate with good fruit and acidity. Good balance and apparent potential for aging. Long. More complex than most.
To be dished up with gamey meats as well as others red meat dishes.

STATUS: SOLD OUT
RP: 90 || JR: 17

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2005 VINHA PAN
+789262 · 6x750ml

100% Baga.
Wine from the Baga grape grown in chalky-clay soil in a place called Panasqueira, in a hillside turned to south, where in the beginning of August was made a green harvest of 50%, what gave an unusual concentration to the wines of the same grape. Brooding, focused nose is dark, spicy and elegant with black cherry and black fruits. Incredibly tight and complex. The palate is open and expressive with elegant dark fruits, good acidity and a lovely fine yet grippy tannic structure. Wonderful stuff for long ageing.” Will age for more than fifteen years.
To be dished up with duck and red meats.

STATUS: SOLD OUT
AN: 94 || RP: 90 || JR: 17.5

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