Joao Pato, Quaaaq Quaaaq, Portugal, 750mL Shiraz John D Taylor’s Velvet Falernum

John D Taylor’s Velvet Falernum is considered by many as the original Falernum

The fractions that don't make it become blended and re-distilled

leading into stone fruit and a subtly spiced finish on the palate

Juanjo lives with the passion of the vegetative cycle of the vines and the wild plants that surround them

Joao Pato, Quaaaq Quaaaq, Portugal, 750mL Shiraz John D Taylor’s Velvet Falernum25% Bical, 25% Cercial, 25% Ferno Pires, 25% Sercial From 3 hectares of 20 year old vines planted to chalky clay soils and sandy soils. The grapes are hand harvested between early and mid September, de stemmed with spontaneous fermentation in chestnut and French oak with ambient yeasts lasting three weeks with temperature control. The wine spends six months on lees with stirring and aged casks (50%) and stainless steel (50%) for six months. Unfined