2012 Quinta das Bágeiras Avô Fausto red

The Avô Fausto red, from Quinta das Bágeiras, is a wine that prioritises elegance and authenticity, combining the Baga and Touriga Nacional grape varieties from carefully selected vineyard parcels in Bairrada. Traditionally vinified in open lagares and aged in used French oak Burgundy barrels and wooden casks, it displays a distinctive profile marked by notes of spice and wild berries. On the palate, it offers excellent balance, polished tannins and fresh, vibrant acidity, resulting in a wine of remarkable character, finesse and outstanding food-pairing potential.

The name Mário Sérgio Alves Nuno may not say much to the more distracted, but he is no less than the great mentor behind the great wines of Quinta das Bágeiras. The history of Quinta das Bágeiras can already be summed up by the work of 3 generations, however, it was only in 1989, and under the wing of Mário Sérgio, that the Quinta das Bágeiras wines began to be bottled and sold, quickly becoming a reference in Bairrada wines and Portugal.

Although made according to the procedures of previous generations, the wines of Quinta das Bágeiras are not wines of fashions, but are always in fashion, revealing with each harvest the character of the region and of the people who produce them.

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