Deu Bode Bojo do Luar 2020 750ml – Organic

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‘Deu Bode’ is a field blend of 70% red and 30% white grapes, all native varietals including vinhao, bastardo (trousseau), borraçal, arinto, and loureiro. All were chosen for their naturally high acidity and saw a very short maceration time (5 days!).

Organic, Biodynamic, Low Intervention

Field Blend of Arinto, Bastardo, Borraçal, Espadeiro, Loureiro, Vinhāo, and more.

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Description

The Bojo do Luar project came to life during a trip Savio made to the Vinho Verde region. Here he met Fernando Paiva, a biodynamic producer who has been experimenting with adding ground chestnut flowers to the grapes and must before fermentation began. Meanwhile he’s halted using SO2 altogether since 2017. Fernando is a regional reference for non-interventionist winemaking. He was the first Portuguese producer to acquire the DEMETER certification and through him Savio met another producer, Antonio Sousa, who practiced biodynamic viticulture, but still used traditional and conventional winemaking methods in the cellar.

Savio was undeterred and saw this as an opportunity: to use the traditional autochthonous varietals of Northern Portugal, and apply his knowledge and experience of many decades working with French producers, mainly in Burgundy and Loire. With Antonio’s winemaking experience and openness to experiment using a non-intervention approach in the cellar, the Bojo do Luar wines started to take shape. The region has a mostly cool temperate climate throughout Spring, then very warm days, and cool nights until the harvest in September. Five red grape varietals and three whites were chosen for their natural high levels of tartaric acids and low PH.

The parcels are located near the Tâmega river, with deep granitic soils and south-south-western exposure, not too far from where it empties into the Douro River. Each grape varietal was vinified separately in stainless steel and concrete. As stabilizer, one kilo of ground chestnut leaves was added per each ton of grape, before fermentation starts. There was minimal intervention throughout the entire process in the cellar. Once the blend for each wine was defined, only 10g/l of SO2 was added at bottling.

Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Winemaking

The Cellar
Yeast: Spontaneous – Low Intervention
Maceration: Vinhao & Borraçal (5 days)
Fermentation: Stainless Steel
Finishing: Unfiltered
Closure: Cork

Growing

The Land
Region: Vinho Verde
Grape: Vinhão (R), Bastardo (R),
Borraçal (R), Arinto (W), Loreiro (W)
Soil: Granitic

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  • Seller: gramercywine
  • Address: 104 East 23rd Street
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