{"title":"Baga","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"filipa-pato-beiras-brut-rose-3b","title":"Filipa Pato, Beiras, Rose Brut Nature, 3B","description":"Filipa Pato operates with an uncompromising focus on the Bairrada region, driven by the conviction that native grapes must speak entirely of their limestone-rich coastal soils.  This sparkling expression captures that Atlantic influence through a rare, refreshing clarity that eschews the heaviness often found in bubbles.\n\nThe blend of Baga and Bical relies on the intrinsic energy of the site to carry the wine, offering a texture that feels like silk drawn across cool stone.  It is a confident, unadorned bottle that trusts the purity of its origin rather than the artifice of cellar manipulation.\n\nThere is a quiet, saline tension here that keeps the palate alert from the first pour to the last.","brand":"Michael Skurnik Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46147592093944,"sku":"10223","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8001\/0232\/files\/IMG_0974.jpg?v=1757115329"},{"product_id":"luis-pato-vinha-barrio-beiras","title":"2000 Luis Pato, Beiras, Vinha Barrio","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eThis wine hails from the region of Beiras Atlantico, a region similarly inflected by maritime winds as Bairrada. With two decades (!) of aging for the materials to soften, it's just exquisite. Imagine it as the Nebbiolo of the sea. Others are eager to compare it to Pinot Noir or Syrah. The Vinha Barrio abuts Vinha Formal to the east, in full view of the Bussaco Mountains (the western border of Dão) and it sits on a pocket of extremely chalky soils with intermittent dollops of sand. Especially given the age, this helps show the nobility of Baga—how this seemingly indestructible, tannic red grape can make these exceedingly delicate and elegant supple reds that steal your heart. It oten brings to mind old-school Left Bank Bordeaux at a fraction of the cost. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grossberg Kopman Selxns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46148258038008,"sku":"16392","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8001\/0232\/files\/5-6-25productshots-552-2.jpg?v=1757109796"},{"product_id":"luis-pato-vinha-pan-bairrada-4","title":"2013 Luis Pato, Vinha Pan, Bairrada - Half Bottle","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVinha Pan is a lithe, salty, and grippy Baga wine. It's proof that Portugal has an ace up its sleeve and can craft affordable, effortlessly age-worthy wine that haunts you for weeks. We love pairing these with unsauced BBQ meats, especially brisket. 100% Baga from the Panasqueira vineyard in central Bairrada. Very chalky soils. 100% destemmed followed by open top fermentation and aging in a combination of used French and Portuguese oak for about two years, then aging a further 3 years in bottle before release. So great, and one of the most wonderfully distinctive wines of Portugal!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grossberg Kopman Selxns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46148324360440,"sku":"17538","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8001\/0232\/files\/IMG_1715.jpg?v=1757108715"},{"product_id":"2009-luis-pato-quinta-moinho-beiras","title":"2009 Luis Pato, Beiras, Quinta do Moinho","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eLuis Pato, the definitive voice of Bairrada, produces this single-vineyard Baga from Quinta do Moinho with a focus on maximizing the variety's potential. Through rigorous green harvesting and meticulous vineyard management, Pato ensures the fruit reaches a level of concentration that honors the site’s history. The vineyard is situated on heavy chalky-clay soils and buffered by a perimeter of eucalyptus trees, a unique landscape that imparts a distinct mineral tension and a signature balsamic character to the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe 2009 vintage benefited from a warm growing season, allowing the grapes to achieve a deeper ripeness and more supple texture than is typical for the region. By utilizing total destemming and a twelve-month maturation in Allier oak, Pato has refined Baga’s naturally assertive tannins into a sophisticated, fine-grained structure. The resulting wine is authoritative and persistent, perfectly balancing its maritime-influenced acidity with a concentrated weight that reflects this specific site and a historic vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grossberg Kopman Selxns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48015846506744,"sku":"19915","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8001\/0232\/files\/IMG_3308.jpg?v=1772135279"}],"url":"https:\/\/mwcwine.com\/collections\/baga.oembed","provider":"Manhattan Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}