Mateus Nicolau de Almeida 'O Tinto Perfeito O Clarete' 2020

Producer: Mateus Nicolau de Almeida                                                                                    Region: Duoro, PortugalVarietals: Tinta Roiz, Malvasia Fina, Tinta Barroca, Touriga NacionalViticulture: Organic, BiodynamicCategory: Red WineSize: 750ml Selection Massale, one of our favorite importers, launched a special line of everyday drinking, bistro-inspired red wines they called 'The Perfect Red' back in 2018. The Portuguese rendition was done by Mateus Nicolau de Almeida, a fifth generation winemaker from the Douro. Hailing from a family with a deep history in Port production, Mateus has branched out to explore the different subzones of the Douro through the lens of dry red and white wines. Farming is organic and biodynamic across the board, the wines are incredible values. O Tinto Perfeito O Clarete is a field blend of 85% red grapes and 15% white, based on Tinto Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca and Malvasia Fina. The grapes are all ferm