Campolargo, Bairrada Tinto

It seems like a disproportionate amount of our bandwidth has been devoted to Portuguese wines lately, and for good reason: There’s a flood of great wine, at great prices, coming out of Portugal right now. The ethereal beauty and earthy soul of Campolargo’s Baga comes from the winning combination of mellow, just-ripe fruit, savory minerality, and high-toned rose petal perfume, on top of beautiful structure and a wave of salty acidity. In other words, for all the Nebbiolo lovers out there, today’s delicious wine is like Portugal’s answer to Barbaresco or Barolo. This delicious Baga is brought to you by a staunch natural wine purist who draws inspiration from the classics of the world to create un-manipulated, uncompromised wines that speak profoundly of Bairrada’s incredible terroir. There has been a lot of hype around Baga, Bairrada’s signature variety, in recent years, but many producers don’t quite get it right. Baga needs to be tamed, as it has a pretty fierce personality when left t