NV Filipa Pato "3B Blanc de Blancs" Extra-Brut, Bairrada, PortugalABOUT THIS WINE A blend of 70% Bical, 23% Maria Gomes and 7% Cercial; sourced from chalky clay slopes with direct Atlantic influence. The grapes are harvested by hand and gently pressed. The second fermentation takes place in bottle and ages 9 months on the lees. No dosage. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Filipa Pato and William Wouters is a magical wife and husband collaboration. Their philosophy is simple: create authentic wines without make up and express the

enriching the founder’s vision and savoir-faire

Vines average 40-50 years of age and are meticulously maintained without any fertilizers

while it is made in other spots in Piemonte

situated between the Gran Sasso mountains and the Adriatic Sea

monitoring of the lunar calendar

Because the top of the vineyard has an ancient hermitage he named this vineyard "L’Ermita"

the family has relentlessly fine-tuned their viticultural and cellar techniques to express the vineyard’s voice most accurately

After harvest and crushing

as baptized by the Diva

no heat spikes

It is with our feet in the ground that we cultivate our Cabernet Franc vines

but due to the arduous and persistent efforts of some inspired winemakers of Crete has come back to the foreground and has given high quality wines in recent years