Pego Claro, Castelão, Palmela - 2020

Name: Pego Claro, Castelão, Palmela
Brand: Pego Claro
SKU: 48779
Price: 18.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 48779 750mL

Founded in 1920 in the Setúbal Peninsula southeast of Lisbon, Pegos Claros is an insider’s secret for the unique quality of its Castelão. Most of the estate’s ground is given over to cork oak and pine forest, but its grapevines are a treasure trove of venerable Castelão likely without parallel: thirty solid hectares planted in the 1920s and the 1950s in a meter of sandy topsoil.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

Portugal

Region

Palmela

Producer

Pego Claro

Grape Variety

Castelao

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