Duckman - Romy Brut Sparkling NV (750ml) Waipara

Duckman - Romy Brut Sparkling NV (750ml) WaiparaWhats the deal with all the ducks? Joao Pato (Duckman) is the wine project of Maria Pato. The Pato family is one of the most important winemaking families in all of Portugal. Like her sister and father before her, Maria has managed to craft her own unique winemaking identity using the same indigenous Portuguese grapes her family is known for championing. For her own project she named it after her grandfather, Joao, who initially set the family on the

but oh so complex

The beautiful aromas convey sensations of fullness and complexity with a note of ripe berries that gives way to chocolate and nuances of dark earthy tones

verbena and lemongrass laced with mineral notes

The choice is to limit external elements to allow the grapes to give the best of themselves

He now runs the GDON des Bordeaux which accompany the winemakers in their approach of treating their vine against the flavescence doréeand other diseases of the vines

tasting notes

fresh strawberry and forest floor

and setting the stage for the early part of the year

with heat waves and drought

although the region of Niigata is often credited with putting this rice strain on the map

very well structured and ideal for laying down

Lightly sweet and refreshing