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Olho no Pé Late Harvest 2013
17,50 €
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! The...
| Producer | Producer: Folias de Baco Winemaker: Tiago Sampaio |
| Region | Douro DOP |
| Grapes | Old Vines (+70 years old), most of them Gouveio |
| Soil | The vineyards are located in the sub-region of Cima-Corgo (Alijó) at an average altitude of 600 meters, growing in schist and granite derived soils. |
| Winemaking | Hand harvest of selected clusters from old vines (+ 70 years old), with mixed varieties, being Gouveio the main variety. The harvest of berries affected with noble rot was made by an average of three pickings in each vineyard. Grapes picked between the beginning of November and the end of December. Cold soak of 3-4 days, followed by pressing. Slow fermentation (6 months) in used barrels, with temperature control. |
| Aging | 40 months in barrels on the fine lees. |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 11% Bottle Size: 37,5 cl |
| Temperature | 6ºC - 8ºC |
| Harmonizations | Foie gras, dry cheeses and egg based desserts. |
Farmer, winegrower, winemaker and producer Tiago Sampaio is responsible for the creation of the company Folias de Baco and all its aromas and flavors. 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 specialty 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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Bernardo D. published the 16/05/2021 following an order made on 13/05/2021
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