Filipa Pato 'Flos Castanea' Bical 2022 Style:White and Paula Chodin Param and

and Paula Chodin Param and her husband Arnaldo Batista worked with Roberto Henríquez before beginning their own project

Few winemakers have had as much influence on the discussion around North American hybrids as Deidre Heekin of La Garagista in Vermont

Fermented and aged in concrete with a mere 10ppm of sulfur added

and red plum notes

and this is a 50/50 blend

Filipa Pato 'Flos Castanea' Bical 2022 Style:White and Paula Chodin Param and100% Bical macerated with chestnut petals, an old Portuguese method that is used in place of sulfur additions. It's fermented in a basket press and spends 2 weeks on its skins before aging half in barrel and half in amphora. Deep and sultry but also precise, elegant, and haunting. Only 1155 bottles made. Jonathan Kemp