Remember to learn the primary half to this weblog the place we interview Laura Riches & Laura Rosenberger, Co-founders of Laylo.
Please are you able to inform us extra concerning the Tinto de Estremoz wine?
It is a large, juicy pink mix from Estremoz, within the Alentejo area of Portugal. It’s created from 5 impossible-to-pronounce native varietals with a touch of Merlot.
It’s Laylo’s greatest promoting pink – and even picked up a 5* evaluation in The Instances.
Why do you’re keen on this wine?
Portugal is a superb area to search out large, juicy reds at a improbable worth.
Earlier than the 1974 revolution in Portugal, it wasn’t actually thought of a wine area past Port. Which is why you possibly can nonetheless discover scrumptious, indigenous varietals that style utterly completely different to different wines on the cabinets.
We additionally fell in love with town the place the wine is made – Estremoz. It’s well-known for stunning orangey pink marble, which is what impressed the field design.
Is it true this wine is made by a feminine grower?
Sure, Donzilia Copeto. And she or he’s completely unbelievable!
Donzilia was a trailblazer of sustainable winemaking practices earlier than most individuals have been desirous about it… choosing up the odd “Winemaker of the Yr” gong alongside the best way. Properly deserved, we expect.
What are the tasting notes?
It is a daring, inky wine that’s all plump cherries and darkish, mature fruit. A slight contact of French and Hungarian oak provides it a lick of spice, with tannins that style like liquid velvet. Mainly, it’s like an ideal large hug in a glass.
Does this wine use any particular rising strategies?
Alentejo is an especially sizzling area. However Donzilia and her group use the newest know-how to cut back water consumption on the vineyards.
