Sidonio de Sousa, Bairrada - 2017

Name: Sidonio de Sousa, Bairrada
Brand: Sidonio de Sousa
SKU: 32119
Price: 14.96 USD
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Item # 32119 750mL

Exclusively made from the Baga grape, this red wine has great herbal and savory charms. The Baga grape is considered the king in the Bairrada and represents as much as 90% of the region's red grapes. Savory fruits and spices as well as briny minerality from the ocean can be beautifully paired with suckling pig.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2017

Country

Portugal

Region

Bairrada

Producer

Sidonio de Sousa

Grape Variety

Baga

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Staff Pick Notes

To taste Baga, one of Portugal’s many gifts to the world, we have to go to the source. This source is the Bairrada DOC, a region in central Portugal close to the Atlantic coast. Here, the coastal climate combined with the sandy clay and limestone-rich soils help to create an incredibly distinctive Baga grape, a thick-skinned grape with immense character. Sidonio de Sousa has some of the oldest Baga vines in all of Portugal! When these grapes are fermented and aged in 100-year-old Portuguese oak barriques, we are left with a true representation of all this grape has to offer; and with some bottle age, you will be amazed! Black plums, dried cherries, musk, leather, and herbs are all here to add that extra dimension to your next meal.

- ADM

Glossary

Baga

A red grape that is mostly associated with central Portugal's Bairrada region, often made into rosé. Varietal wines made from Baga are generally dark and quite tannic: the best vintages produce truly age-worthy reds.

Portugal

The Dão and the Douro are the most important regions as far as red Portuguese table wine is concerned. Douro wines tend to be a bit fuller and fleshier than their Dão counterparts, which are generally lighter and higher in acidity. Reds from both regions are dense, rustic, and well-balanced. They also show their terroir quite clearly, and represent a great alternative to the modern fruit-driven style. Vinho Verde is Portugal’s most famous white wine. Literally translated as "green wine," it...