Filipa Pato, Baga Dinamica 2025

100% Baga

Óis do Bairro, Bairrada, Portugal

The grapes are handpicked from different vineyards in Bairrada. Fully destemmed, fermented in tanks with very little extraction and long maceration on the skins. Jurassic limestone with eastern orientation to the sun and a very intense Atlantic influence. Mainly young vineyards from the massale selection taken from the old (100+ years) vineyards of Baga. Every plot is vinified apart and at the end, we assemble all of them into one balanced unique “cuvée”, “Dinamica”. Distinguished elegant fruit-driven nose with a typical strawberry and damson plum touch, often with nuances of licorice, slightly spicy (black pepper, laurel, thyme, rosemary, …). On the palate, fruity with a nice, beautiful structure and an almost velvety texture with a very fresh and inviting aftertaste.

A real crowd-pleaser, this wine combines excellently with a nice platter of charcuterie, a nice crunchy vegetable salad, grilled fish, grilled white meats and poultry and dry cheeses (Queijo Sao Jorge, Edam, Mimolette). Serve it at 14-16°C in elegant glassware and preferably aerated before serving. VEGAN.

The Óis do Bairro is a very old region of glowing valleys, since centuries known for the production of wines of excellent quality. The rural scenery is dominated by the Caramulo mountain. Chalky clay midslopes from the Jurassic Inferior with eastern orientation to the sun and a very intense Atlantic influence. The harvest starts in August to maintain the fresh and fruity character and preserve natural acidity.

Filipa Pato: winegrower in Bairrada. A graduate of the University of Coimbra as a chemical engineer, she refined her skills working harvests in Bordeaux, Mendoza, Margaret River, and right at home in Bairrada with her father, Luis Pato, the Baga Rebel. (In 2020 Filipa was elected Winemaker of the Year in Portugal by the Revista de Vinhos, the first Portugese woman to earn the title in 30 years.)

Williams Wouters: chef sommelier/ restaurateur. Hailing from a restaurateur family from Antwerp, Belgium. William is a champion sommelier and former head chef to the Belgian national soccer team.

Together, they are Filipa Pato & William Wouters. Their philosophy is simple: to create authentic wines without makeup, wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. They focus on indigenous grapes only: in their hands, the biodynamically-farmed Baga, Bical, Arinto, Cercial and Maria Gomes grapes produce soulful wines from vineyards with ideal soils, microclimates and aspects for growing exquisite wine grapes. In the cellar - minimal intervention guarded by strict monitoring of the wine to allow the grapes to express themselves fully. The ultimate outcome? The creation of terroir-driven wines through the uniting of knowledge, art, and nature.