2020 Niepoort 'Nat'cool' Tinto Bairrada 1L

Region: Bairrada < PortugalGrapes: BagaVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic + biodynamic farming, limestone soils;grapes are destemmed and fermented carbonically then aged for 10months in stainless; minimal SO2 at bottling; 11% ABVThere is a revolution happening in the Douro, and Dirk Niepoort isleading the troops. For centuries this part of Portugal has been knownonly for its port, but today, many of these Portuguese winemakers arebeginning to make red and white table wines with the same grapes thathave traditionally only been used for ports.  Today, the Niepoortfamily owns 80 HA of vines in the Douro, all farmed organically,incorporating some Biodynamic principles as well.   But while hisfamily estate focuses on traditional Douro wines (read, bigger, morealcohol, more your daddy's wines), he saw the market demand (both inPortugal and abroad) for fun, easygoing, and lighter-style naturalwines, and thus created Nat Cool.  Made in partnership withorganic/biodynamic growers in different reg