{"title":"Field Blend","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"cabecas-do-reguengo-alentejo-portalegre-tinto-respiro-clarete-2","title":"2022 Cabecas Do Reguengo, Alentejo Portalegre Tinto, Respiro Clarete","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMost people think of Alentejo as big, sun-baked red wine country — ripe, warm, and generous. Portalegre, tucked into the Serra de São Mamede mountains at 600 meters, is the exception that reframes the whole conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eJoão Afonso farms century-old, pre-phylloxera vines here — field blends of over a dozen red and white indigenous varieties growing together the way they always have, before modern viticulture decided everything needed to be sorted and separated. Organic farming, traditional polyculture, and a deep respect for what these ancient vines have figured out on their own over the last hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Respiro Clarete is something genuinely rare: a co-fermented blend of red and white grapes, naturally fermented in cement, nine weeks of maceration, neutral oak aging. The mountain does the heavy lifting — granite and schist soils, cool nights, wide diurnal swings — keeping the alcohol at a refreshing 11.5% and the acidity lively and precise. The result is lean, pale, and energetic. Fine-grained tannins, high-toned fruit, and a mineral tension that feels more like the Loire than southern Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is a springtime red wine and lovely with a chill. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grossberg Kopman Selxns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46148264689912,"sku":"16493","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8001\/0232\/files\/5-6-25productshots-462.jpg?v=1757109690"}],"url":"https:\/\/mwcwine.com\/collections\/field-blend.oembed","provider":"Manhattan Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}