2022 Filipa Pato Bairrada Bical 'Tola',

100% Bical • Sourced from Filipa and William’s best white-wine site, a gently-sloping, full-south exposure parcel with 60-year-old vines in deep Jurassic limestone • Direct-pressed into traditional pipas (large neutral barrels) and fermented with indigenous yeast • 12 months in oak (no bâtonnage) and 4 additional months in tank before bottling unfined and unfiltered • 1500 bottles produced • ‘Tola’ was the legendary prior owner, a ‘lady of extremely eccentric character’ in the words of Filipa and William • Certified Biodynamic (Demeter)