Curtido

UIVO CURTIDO 2021

Region: Douro, Portugal

Grape: Moscatel Gallego

Category: Orange

A new Portuguese orange that becomes more delicious as it ages, allowing you to enjoy the changes in flavor!

Slightly cloudy orange appearance.
A refreshing citrus scent with plenty of tropical fruit flavor.
The first half has a fruity touch, but the second half of the bottle becomes more subdued and the flavor changes.

From a single plot of mixed-planted land with more than 25 indigenous varieties,
Only Moscatel is selected and macerated for 4 months.
No SO2 added.

[Producer information]
Fulfilling a childhood dream and finally becoming independent
From an early age, Tiago watched his grandfather work in the fields.
Even back then, I had a clear desire to grow grapes and make wine.
While attending a regular high school, he also studied at an agricultural vocational school.
He studied cultivation and brewing at university, and also became an agricultural engineer.
He then spent five years in Oregon gaining experience in winegrowing and brewing, earning a PhD.
In 2007, he finally returned to Douro, Portugal, and revived the vineyards that his grandparents had cherished as his own.
Folias de Bacchus means "The Merry Feasts of Bacchus".

Using modern brewing techniques while sticking to tradition
The wines are vinified with minimal human intervention, often in Grap Antilles, in lagares (traditional Douro vats), with light treading and little to no crushing.
They value tradition while also making judicious use of their knowledge of modern brewing techniques.
Only wild yeasts are used, and the red wines are fermented in the traditional Douro style using mixed plantings.
More than 25 varieties are planted in a single field!

His vineyards are located at the highest elevation (550m-700m) of the Sima Corgo subzone of the Douro, in a cool location.
It is at the highest altitude and is so cool that even though it is in the Douro, port production is not permitted here.
The fields have shallow schist soil with lots of stones on top, and some parts have granite soil, making this the poorest soil in the Douro.

By using cultivation methods that respect nature, he is convinced that in this environment, where locals have previously believed it impossible to produce high-quality wine, he can produce the kind of fresh wine he wants, one that reflects the minerals of the land.
I am forging ahead on the path I believe in.

I met Tiago again in February 2023 at a tasting in France.