Buçaco Vinho de Portugal Rose

Niepoort

Buçaco Vinho de Portugal Rose

Producer
Niepoort

Country
Portugal

Region
Dao And Barraida

Appellation
Vinho de Portugal

Farming
Sustainable, Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan

Varietals
80% Baga, 20% Touriga Nacional

Vineyards & Viticulture
The grapes of Bucaco come from both the Dao and Bairrada wine regions, with an average vine age of 20-40 years.

Soils
Granite, limestone

Harvest & Vinification
The Bucaco wines were and still are always produced in the same way using the same methods as in the past. The grapes are manually harvested, then fermented and lightly pressed. The must ferments and is aged in used French oak barrels for ten months. The house wines of the Bussaco Palace Hotel, are truly unique creations. The wines have been made in the cellar/winery of this Portuguese hotel since 1917, and for decades, they were not available for sale outside the hotel, which was once a palace originally built by the King of Portugal in the late 19th century. Since the hotel sits at the borderline between the growing regions of Dao and Bairrada, the unorthodox decision was made to blend grapes from both places for the "house" wines.