Quinta da Boavista 'Torre de Tavares' Encruzado 2021

Quinta da Boavista 'Torre de Tavares' Encruzado 2021Press 2 April 2024 Direct Press Selection Joo Tavares de Pinas organic vineyards are located in Penalva do Castelo in the Do, a region in north central Portugal. His familys 18th century home is surrounded by forests of oak and eucalyptus, and Joo works hard to maintain the natural biodiversity which includes chamomile, clover, serradella, grass, lavender and wildflowers. The vineyards, located at an altitude of 550 meters are a combination of deep

paying them more than they would get for selling conventionally-farmed fruit to others

a small vineyard” in the local Piacenza dialect

his ambitions in the cellar had to take a back seat to improving the vineyards: cutting yields and reclaiming the steep sites that had historically produced the best wines

after having worked a few years with Pax Mahle in Sebastopol

it's almost like a more mineral

there's also the legendary Pierre Overnoy

and Malvasia from Tuscany

manages the 12 hectare farm in Saint-Chinian and became one of the first natural winemakers in the region

Their Carricante is an example of the lean

and it's easy to pick out each of those varieties

the owner of Martinelli Winery

“Popolka” is the local name for Xinomavro