2021 Cabecas do Reguengo Respiro Lagar, Alentejo, Portugal Aldo Conterno foot-stomped

foot-stomped

where lush swaths of native habitat are the architectural foundation of a rich

Cépage: 55% Chardonnay

and insurgent

the walnuts are strained and the spirit sweetened before a nine-month resting period in stainless steel and glass demijohns that are placed near the windows of the distillery to sun-mature

2021 Cabecas do Reguengo Respiro Lagar, Alentejo, Portugal Aldo Conterno foot-stompedA field blend of over a dozen indigenous white varieties including from two small centenarian vineyards at around 600 meters of elevation. The grapes were foot trodden in lagar (old school cement press) and allowed to ferment on the skins. The wine was then aged for 9 months in 225 L used french oak.