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2022 Filipa Pato "DNMC" Bical/Arinto Bairrada

2022 Filipa Pato "DNMC" Bical/Arinto Bairrada

92JG
$18.99

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John Gilman

Reviewed June 2023
The 2022 Dinamica Branco from Filipa Pato and William Wouters is composed from a blend of eighty percent Bical and twenty percent Arinto, with the vineyards planted on clay-limestone soils. Ten percent of the cuvée is fermented in older, five hundred barrels and the other ninety percent in stainless steel tanks. The wine offers up a precise and beautifully complex bouquet of breadfruit, limepeel, chalky soil tones, dried flowers, raw almond and a hint of menthol in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and vibrant, with lovely depth at the core, good mineral undertow, zesty acids and a long, complex and seamlessly balanced finish. This is an excellent wine that will age very gracefully and grow in complexity as time fades away. 2023-2035+

Notes

The D.N.M.C. Branco is a blend of Bical and Arinto. The winery explains the name of the wine “’dinamica’—D.N.M.C.". This is a regional blend, a way of introducing Bairrada. Bairrada is the coolest growing region in Portugal. Unlike other regions, Bairrada is directly exposed to the Atlantic. Most vineyards are located on gentle slopes and the soil is very chalky. This Bairrada through a Burgundian lens. The grapes are hand harvested, then whole bunch pressed, fermented with native yeast in mostly stainless steel but 10% in old French oak barrels. The wine is then aged in neutral barrels on lees (no stirring) and is stabilized over the winter then blended in the spring. This is a moderately textured wine with fresh acidity, minerality and the unique expressive aromatics of Bical and Arinto.

Details

TypeWhite Wine
OriginPortugal
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1704909