The Flight: Portugal 4 - 8pm $16 for a flight of 5 wines.
No other country can match Portugal’s range of indigenous wine grape varieties, a rich palette for winemakers that goes back to the Bronze Age. Tartessians, Romans, and Phoenicians introduced winegrapes here, and viticulture eventually spread across Portugal’s diverse geography. Isolated from the rest of Europe, many unique wine varieties developed there as vines accustomed themselves to extremes in soil, weather and altitude.
Now, in a small country with over 250 unique, indigenous wine grape varieties to choose from, it is not surprising that Portuguese winemakers usually draw from a variety of grape sources to create balanced, flavorful blends. The result is that Portugal is blessed with a treasure chest of unique and distinctive wines.
Portuguese blends, with their distinctive combinations and unique character, reward people seeking diversity. These wines, at their best, often from small but distinct regions, combine ancient winemaking wisdom with the latest scientific and technical knowledge to put the wonder and pleasure back in wine.
Warres Altano Blanco 2024 $13 - Invigorating aromatic freshness, with hints of white flowers (honeysuckle), pineapple, lychee and green apple and just a touch of banana. Crispy acidity gives the wine great definition and balance. Gloriously fresh on the palate with the pineapple and green apple coming through as well as an attractive herbal note, ending with green tea. Malvasia Fina 50%; Viosinho 25%; Moscatel Galego 15%; Arinto: 10%.
Luis Pato DOC Bairrada Red Wine “Pato Rebel” 2021 $23 -Intense wine with aromas of raspberry, black plum, and subtle hints of black olive, pine, resin, and dark chocolate. It is a full-bodied wine with well-integrated tannins, good structure, and a notable freshness due to the Baga grape's acidity.
Prunus Dao Tinto 2022 $18 - Gota Wines specializes in value-driven bottlings from lesser-known Portuguese regions. The Prunus Tinto blends Jaen, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro, and Touriga Nacional from vineyards in the Dão, one of Portugal’s oldest and most structured wine regions. Grapes come from granitic soils at altitude, ensuring freshness.
Filipa Pato DMNC 2024 Tinto $22 - 100% Baga.Filipa Pato grew up in Bairrada as the daughter of Luis Pato — the man who made Baga a grape the world has to take seriously — and has spent her own career proving she didn't just inherit a name. Together with her husband, sommelier William Wouters, she farms biodynamically and works almost entirely with indigenous varieties on limestone. Dinamica is her entry-tier red: 100% Baga from estate parcels in Ois do Bairro and a handful of like-minded growers, destemmed, fermented in stainless, with a long, gentle maceration.
Warres Altano Tinto 2022 $13 - Ruby colour, of medium intensity. Subtle forest aromas, elegant floral components, with hints of red fruit flavours. A soft texture and an easy-to-drink red wine profile, with a balanced combination of red fruits and spices,. The fruit comes from the family quintas in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. Touriga Franca 40%; Tinta Roriz 30%; Tinta Barroca 30%.
Bonus Wines
Filipa Pato DMNC 2024 Blanco $23 - Filipa Pato’s 2024 DNMC Dinâmica Branco is a natural white blend from Bairrada, Portugal. Crafted from Baga and Maria Gomes grapes, it’s native yeast fermented and aged on lees in stainless steel and amphorae, reflecting her minimal-intervention approach.
Fresh and textural, it offers citrus, white flowers, and saline minerality with lively acidity. A vibrant, food-friendly white perfect for shellfish and light fare.
Sera Oca Tinto 2018 $29 - Tinta Roriz, Castelão, Touriga Nacional This wine offers vibrant aromas of sour cherry, mint and liquorice, with a good balance of intensity and freshness. Its profile is complemented by balsamic notes and a long, satisfying finish.
Gota 2022 Bergamota Private Selection Douro $38 - Ripe plum and black cherry cola are primary on the nose, with secondary aromas of smoke, violets charred bread and hints of leather follow. The palate has notes of chocolate, silky with noticeable acidity, dry tannin frames the finish suggesting this offering may have 3-5 years of development. Touriga Nacional , Tinta Roriz , Jaen , Alfrocheiro.