Luis Pato – Kite Duck

Kite Duck by Duckman.

Made in Bairrada, Portugal by Maria Pato, daughter of Luis Pato. Kite Duck is a blanc de noirs-style white wine: 95% Baga (red grape) juice with zero skin contact, joined by 5% Maria Gomes (white grape) skins for five days of maceration to add aromatics and texture. Fermented spontaneously in stainless steel, then aged six months in large 650-litre French oak barrels. Unfiltered.

Kite Duck features:

• 95% Baga juice (no skin contact) + 5% Maria Gomes skins – 5-day maceration.
• 30-year-old vines; clay-limestone and sandy soils, Bairrada.
• Spontaneous fermentation; 6 months in large French oak. Unfiltered.
• Made by Maria Pato (Duckman). Minimal intervention, no or minimal sulphites.