PAPA FIGOS

The Wine

Of all birds in the Douro, the golden oriole (papa-figos in Portuguese) is one of the rarest, and one of the most spectacular! It is a migrant bird with lively and attractive plumage that, during Spring, seeks out the coolness of the creeks and finds this ideal habitat at...

Tasting Notes

Papa Figos has a deep ruby-red hue. It displays an intense bouquet, with a prevalence of ripe red fruits and discreet notes of cocoa, a characteristic of the vintages when the grapes achieve optimum maturation. The wine displays a fine complexity with notes of well-integrated oak ageing, the result of several years of maturation in top quality oak. The palate has a fine body, well-integrated acidity, fine-quality tannins and a conspicuous presence of ripe red fruits, with a balanced, harmonious finish.

Winemaker:
Luís Sottomayor