2022 Dona Berta Reserva Curtimenta Rabigato Reserva Douro, Portugal Castilla-La Mancha and orange peel transitions to

and orange peel transitions to brown sugar

100% chardonnay from Pascal’s personal plot

the soils are shallow and rocky

5 hectares of vines certified organic in 1999 at 160 meters altitude

magically and invisibly

2022 Dona Berta Reserva Curtimenta Rabigato Reserva Douro, Portugal Castilla-La Mancha and orange peel transitions toExclusively Rabigato grapes, from vines located at a high altitude around 500 m which allows for slow maturation and, therefore, obtaining balanced and fragrant grapes. The year 2022 was one of the hottest and least rainy in the last 20 years in Douro and was also the year in which the vines had least foliage (smallest Leaf Exposed Surface) in the last nine years. The plants did not return as they deviated and had fewer leaves and many dry leaves. The