{"product_id":"2019-vitor-claro-colmeal-domino-las-vedras-tinto","title":"2019 Vitor Claro Colmeal Dominó ‘Las Vedras’ Tinto","description":"\u003cp\u003eRegion: Beira \u0026lt; Alentejo \u0026lt; Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlicante Bouchet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic farming, granite soils; partial carbonic fermentation, aged in stainless steel; bottled unfined\/unfiltered with minimal added SO2; 12%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaker: Vitor Claro\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVitor was an up-and-coming chef in Portugal when he got the wine bug from Dirk Niepoort (the guy who pretty much put Portuguese wine on the global map) and decided to try his hands at making the kind of wine he wanted to drink with the food he cooked at his restaurant. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBy 2016, he had given up the restaurant to focus full time on wine.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe tells a story of his early days, in a lab with another winemaker who was pushing all of the enology “products” (boxes of chemicals + additives) on him.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt hit him that nobody was talking about the grapes at all, and told the guy, “We will do a wine with none of that stuff. You’ll be amazed.”\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe did, and we are.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine, his Alicante Bouchet from the Las Vedras vineyard, is refreshing, light and energetic, quite different than the typical reds of the Alentejo region, most of which are best described as “warm and generous”. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis one is lean yet textural, with intriguing saltiness, fragrant orange peel, crunchy red fruits and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e sneaky tannins. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSort of rustic and al dente up front, with a long, pretty finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe slightly chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67774471864599,"sku":"rrg1792016719301","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/6690\/8695\/files\/2019-vitor-claro-colmeal-domino-las-vedras-tinto_1.jpg?v=1792016726","url":"https:\/\/debclubcladfit.shop\/products\/2019-vitor-claro-colmeal-domino-las-vedras-tinto","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}