2000 Joao Pato (Luis Pato) Cabernet Sauvignon, Bairrada, Portugal Theo Dancer The constant Muse of the

The constant Muse of the natural wine movement

adding water to wine

Soil type: clay mixed with gneiss

The vines are 20 to 70 years old

2000 Joao Pato (Luis Pato) Cabernet Sauvignon, Bairrada, Portugal Theo Dancer The constant Muse of theWhile Joao Pato himself (Luis father) stopped making wine in the early 1980s, Luis kept his fathers brand going, especially when he wanted to experiment with non Portuguese grape varieties. This is a one off bottling of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on chalky clay soils in Bairrada. It spent two years in a combination of new and used french oak casks before bottling. High toned, brightly red fruited, salty, and still vibrantly alive. Classic old