CAVES SAO JAO BAGA NOVO 2023 Country:Portugal - Bairrada sourcing top fruit from vineyards

sourcing top fruit from vineyards across Oregon's Willamette Valley—a region defined by its volcanic and sedimentary soils

Château Mauvesin Barton

56-hectare plot on limestone

complemented by subtle vanilla and caramel undertones from the cognac aging process

farming a single estate plot at 474 meters where diurnal swings preserve acidity against the region's Mediterranean heat

CAVES SAO JAO BAGA NOVO 2023 Country:Portugal - Bairrada sourcing top fruit from vineyardsFive days of skin contact and fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled low temperature that's the approach Caves So Joo uses to coax brightness out of Baga, Bairrada's notoriously tannic, rot prone grape. Founded in 1920, Caves So Joo works clay rich soils under a mild maritime climate in Bairrada, where high rainfall builds sharp natural acidity. Coming in at 11% ABV, this 2023 is best served slightly chilled, delivering strawberry, dried