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Olho no Pé Vinhas Velhas Red 2016
12,50 €
The Olho no Pé wines are born in the high altitude slopes of the Douro Valley, in family estate vineyards. All the wine creation process is carefully monitored and controlled, allying the knowledge acquired throughout generations to the most recent scientific developments. This results in complex wines, mysterious and seductive, of great gastronomic versatility, that offer pleasurable moments. A peculiar name for unique wines! Let...
| Producer | Producer: Folias de Baco Winemaker: Tiago Sampaio |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Old vines (+ 70 years old), planted with a mix of native varieties (more than 20), being Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Rufete, the main varieties. |
| Soil | Vineyards are located in the sub-region of Cima-Corgo (Alijó) at an average altitude of 500-600 meters, growing in schist and granite derived soils. |
| Winemaking | Grapes picked in September and October. 65% destemming with minimal crushing. Long fermentation in small “lagares” (tanks). 3 month skin contact in a part of the final blend. Malolactic fermentation in French and Chestnut Oak barrels (15% new). |
| Aging | 36 months in barrels. |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 13% Bottle Size: 75 cl |
| Temperature | 16ºC - 18ºC |
| Harmonizations | Oven-baked fish, red meats, game dishes, mediterranean cuisine and dry cheeses. |
Farmer, winegrower, winemaker and producer Tiago Sampaio is responsible for the creation of the company Folias de Baco and all its aromas and flavours. It carries with it the taste and the dream of one day being able to turn into reality what he learned and aspired from a young age. It is in Douro lands, piggybacked by his grandfather, that he has his first contact with agriculture and the world of wines. It is in this environment that Tiago Sampaio learns to know a trade that was born out of pure curiosity to become, today, his work and research space.
In 2007, after a PhD in Viticulture and Oenology, at Oregon State University, he returned to Portugal and created Folias de Baco.
A year later, under the brand “Olho no Pé”, the first two wines, rosé and white, are launched, followed by pinot noir, late harvest, red and moscatel in the following years. The recognition of the quality of the wines produced comes shortly afterwards, as attested by the numerous prizes awarded by the speciality press and the opinions of the most notorious oenophiles.
The sustained growth of the business now allows Tiago to dream bigger, entering into new projects, which in time will be revealed, not always forgetting the roots that have always accompanied him.
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