2022 Natus Branco, Alentejo, Portugal Black Estate Ageing during 6 months and

Ageing during 6 months and light filtration before bottling during the spring time

” — Ross + Bee Maloof

Fermented in small 1-ton bins at low temp with the cap punched down by hand twice daily to achieve gentle extraction of flavor and tannin

floating cap fermentation for 15/20 days

The vines come from the Buzzards Crest Vineyard

2022 Natus Branco, Alentejo, Portugal Black Estate Ageing during 6 months andThe vineyards that produced this wine are planted in the heart of Vidigueira, at the southern foot of the Serra do Mendro, on schist soils with sandy loam and loam textures . The traditional grape varieties, mainly Roupeiro, Anto Vaz and Gouveio, were hand picked and trodden by foot in a wine press for 2 days. When fermentation began spontaneously, the grapes were pressed and the must was stored in traditional amphorae and used oak barrels until the