2022 Dona Berta Reserva Curtimenta Rabigato Reserva Douro, Portugal Castilla-La Mancha and orange peel transitions to

and orange peel transitions to brown sugar

The soil is very sandy and coarse as the vineyard is situated on the high banks of the Mokelumne River in the eastern section of the Lodi AVA

macerated in concrete tanks for 3 weeks

but for our single vineyard offering we select a small amount of the wine that we feel best describes the terroir

2022 Dona Berta Reserva Curtimenta Rabigato Reserva Douro, Portugal Castilla-La Mancha and orange peel transitions toExclusively Rabigato grapes, from vines located at a high altitude around 500 m which allows for slow maturation and, therefore, obtaining balanced and fragrant grapes. The year 2022 was one of the hottest and least rainy in the last 20 years in Douro and was also the year in which the vines had least foliage (smallest Leaf Exposed Surface) in the last nine years. The plants did not return as they deviated and had fewer leaves and many dry leaves. The