The pale red 2023 Dr. Bruno Clarete Baga was produced with grapes from 25-year-old vines in Vilarinho do Bairro as a collaboration with Bairrada producer Quinta da Lagoa Velha, fermented and aged exclusively in concrete. It has a perfumed nose with shy notes of dry roses and tar, varietal, expressive and clean. It's medium-bodied and has contained ripeness and 12% alcohol. It's tasty, has very fine tannins and is surprisingly elegant and highly drinkable. It took me to Piamonte... 4,000 bottles produced.
Product Description:
"Located in the Lower Alentejo region in the southern half of Portugal, between Vidigueira and Cuba, lies the estate of Herdade do Rocim. Catarina Vieira has been in charge of the development of the estate and she believes that Alentejo has the unique conditions required to produce world-class wines. Joining her as General Manager of the estate is Pedro Ribiero. He contributes to the winemaking decisions, as well as running the sales and business affairs of the estate. Since purchasing the estate, Caterina and Pedro have invested greatly in the land by completely regenerating the vineyards and building a new state of the art winery. They believe that Rocim has great potential for producing high quality wines with worldwide recognition and have created a
project that gives value not only to Alentejo, but to Portugal as a whole."-Importer
